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PREFACE. 



Good general health is an important factor towards beauty and 
loveliness, for beauty is a power in itself, which is well nigh irre- 
sistible. Women all recognize it and men bow in humble submis- 
sion before its shrine. 

Of course if nature has been lavish in her gifts, not much need 
be done ; if, on the contrary, the skin, upon which so much of 
beauty depends, is ill favored or has been misused, a remedy must 
be called in as a help to nature. 

A face not marred by scars or missing features, with the aid of 
the proper treatment, may be made positively beautiful. 

Of course to be beautiful one must have perfect health, and 
one of the first things to be considered is the bath. Plenty of 
clear, soft water, soft towels and pure soap are accessories without 
which good health can not be secured. A warm bath is advised 
before retiring ; this will induce refreshing sleep. And in the 
morning a thorough sponging with tepid water. Cold water is 
best on the face, as it gives firmness. 

Re moderate in eating. Never overcrowd the stomach, and 
avoid all fatty foods and pastries. Take all the exercise possible. 

By careful observance of the above and with the aid of the 
appropriate remedies for all ordinary ailments, found in this book, 
any person can have perfect health, thereby securing a beautiful 
face and form, which are so highly prized by all refined people. 



CAUTION. 



The dose given in every case are for an adult. Great care 
should be taken when these medicines are given to children ; the 
dose should be smaller to suit the age of the child. This matter 
can safely be left to the druggist who compounds the prescription. 
The age of the person should be written on the receipt. The best 
drugs and medicines should be used, or they will not have the de- 
sired effect, and the publishers be blamed for giving a poor receipt 
or prescription, when their desire has been to furnish the public 
with only those that are really valuable for the purposes named. 



For Bust, Face and Complexion. 



Developing the Bust. 

At the morning and evening bath the breast should be lightly 
Sponged with cold water containing one-half teaspoonful of pow- 
dered alum to the pint, then dried by gentle friction with a soft 
towel. This will stimulate the circulation and make the flesh firm. 
Should it be desirable to assist in greater development, gentle 
massage or manipulation may be given daily, using the bare hand 
with the following lotion : 

Spirits camphor % drachm 

Tincture myrrh jounce 

Alcohol i " 

Peppermint water --2 X / Z ounces — Mix. 

If at first this feels too strong, add water. 

After using this lotion with gentle manipulation the skin will 
glow and new life will be felt coursing through the parts. This, 
with the removal of pressure, will be followed in due time by a 
gratifying increase in size and firmness. 

Freckles. 

Glycerine yi ounce 

Lactic acid x / z " 

Mix. To be applied night and morning with a sponge or soft 
rag. 

Buttermilk for Freckles. 

Fresh buttermilk is said to remove tan, freckles, sunburn, or 
moth spots; its chief advantage is its complete harmlessness. Bathe 
the face, neck and arms with a silk sponge or soft cloth dipped in 
fresh buttermilk before retiring, wiping off the surplus lightly. In 
the morning wash off with clear water, using a soft towel. This 
will banish freckles and tan, and keep the skin smooth and soft. 

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— 6— 

Freckle Lotion. 

For removing freckles, discolorations of the skin, and to soften 
and whiten the face and hands. 

Glycerine (best) 3 ounces 

Oil of lemon ]/ z drachm 

Rosewater 1 pint 

Citric acid .. jounce 

Oil of sweet almonds y z drachm 

Rub acid in oils, gradually add glycerine, then rose water in 
divided portions until the whole is well mixed. Shake well before 
using and apply freely night and morning. 

Freckles. 

Carbolic acid is said to be a certain cure for freckles. The 
skin, first washed and dried, is stretched with two fingers of the 
left hand, and each freckle is carefully touched with a drop of pure 
carbolic acid, which is allowed to dry on the skin. Under its ac- 
tion the part becomes white and burns for a few minutes. In from 
eight to ten days the cauterized skin falls of, and the spot, at first 
a rose red, assumes its natural color. 

Freckles. 

•Muriate ammonia 4 parts 

Dilute muriatic acid 5 " 

Glycerine 30 " 

Lait virginal 50 

Mix. Touch the freckles twice daily with a small brush 
dipped in the above. 

Lait virginal is made as follows : 

Tincture benzoin 1 part 

Rose water 4 parts 

Shake well. 

Freckles and Liver Harks. 

Corrosive sublimate 4 grains 

Zinc sulphate )/ z drachm 

Alcohol 2 ounces 

Mix. Apply morning and night. 



— 7— 

Tan and Freckles. 

Rose water 6 ounces 

Glycerine ]/ 2 ounce 

Bitter almond water 2^ drachms 

Tincture benzoin 2^ " 

Borax ij£ " 

Rub the borax with the glycerine, gradually add the rose 
and almond water ; lastly add the tincture benzoin, agitating con- 
stantly. Apply night and morning. 

Freckle Wash. 

Alcohol 10 fl. drachms 

Orange flower water 5 " 

Glycerine __ _ 10 " 

Sulphocarbolate of zinc 1 drachm 

Rose water, sufficient to make 12^ ounces 

Mix and apply twice a day. 

Freckle Lotion. 

Angelica root 1^ ounces 

. Black hellebore root 1^ " 

Storax ^ ounce 

Oilbergamot 2^ drachms 

" citronella 2^ " 

Alcohol 2 quarts 

Macerate for a week and filter. 

Freckles. 

Corrosive sublimate 10 grains 

Alcohol 2 ounces 

Rose water. _ 2 " 

Mix. Apply morning and night. 

Freckles. 

Lactic acid y^ ounce 

Glycerine # " 

Mix. Use locally. 



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Freckles. 

Carbonate potassium 3 drachms 

Common salt ._ . . 2 " 

Orange flower water. 2 ounces 

Rose water to make 8 

Mix, Use night and morning, 

Moth Patches. 

White precipitate 1 drachm 

Sub-nitrate of bismuth 1 " 

Vaseline 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply on going to bed. Wash off in the morning with 
potash soap, bathe with warm water and apply a little vaseline. 

Comedones, or Blackheads. 

Caused by lack of healthy condition of the skin. A concretion 
of sebaceous fluid pitting the pores of the skin, the surface becom- 
ing black from atmospheric dust. Due attention to the proper 
functions of the system is essential to a cure. Constipation is most 
frequently present. With an occasional dose of calomel (calomel, 
3 grains ; bicarbonate of sodium 10 grains, in the morning, on an 
empty stomach) and the following mixture : 

Epsom salts . 1% drachms 

Sulphate iron 16 grains 

Dilute sulphuric acid 2 ounces 

Water 8 

Mix. Dose : Tablespoonful in water before breakfast. 

First of all, squeeze out the contents of each blackhead every 
day, then wash with hot water, followed by : 

Washed sulphur 1 drachm 

Oleate mercury (5 per cent.) yi " . 

Cold cream 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply at night. 

Acne. 

Oil of cade x / z drachm 

L,ard 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply night and morning. 



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Pimples (Acne). 

Wash the affected parts with warm suds, rub well aud fre- 
quently, in so doing express the contents of the pimples and apply 
the following mixture : 

Flowers sulphur *. 25 grains 

Tincture camphor „ \% drachms 

Lime water 2 l / 2 ounces 

Mix. 

Acne, or Pimples. 

Tincture benzoin . 1% drachms 

Corrosive sublimate 4 grains 

Glycerine 2 ounces 

Water 2 

Mix. Use locally. 

Pimples. 

White precipitate l / 2 drachm 

Vaseline x / z ounce 

Oil of roses 5 drops 

Make an ointment. To be applied externally. 

Pimples. 

Tannin 1%. drachm 

Flowers of sulphur 2%, drachms 

Vaseline 3 ounces 

Mix. Apply to the part affected on going to bed. 
Comedo. 

When the blackheads are numerous and small, the following 
gives excellent results : 

Dilute ascetic acid __i ounce 

Glycerine 2 ounces 

Kaolin 3 " 

Mix. Apply at night. 

Green soap, followed by a bland ointment, or cold cream, is 
vften beneficial. 



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Where the blood is poor, patient pale, etc.: 

Pill carbonate iron y^ drachm 

Extract ignatia 2 grains 

Arsenious acid 1 grain 

Make into 20 pills. Dose : one pill after meals. 

Comedo. 

When the blood is impure, especially in cases where there is a 
marked yellowish point to the ' ' pimples : ' ' 

Sublimed sulphur ) 2 ounce 

Carbonate magnesium 6 drachms 

Mix, and divide into 12 powders. Dose : 1 to 2 powders in 
syrup, before breakfast. 

Acne. 

An application of corrosive sublimate in emulsions of almond 
oil (% grain of the former to 1 ounce of the latter) has been highly 
recommended. 

Acne. 

Liquor Potassae 1 drachm 

Rose water 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply with sponge twice daily. 

Lassar's Paste for Acne. 

Naphthol 2)4. drachms 

Washed sulphur \]/ 2 ounces 

Green soap 6 drachms 

Vaseline 6 

Mix. This paste is to be left in place after application from 
one-half to one hour. 

Stimulating Lotion for Blackheads. 

Tincture cantharides 4 drachms 

" capsicum 1 ounce 

Castor oil y 2 drachm 

Glycerine, to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Apply at night on retiring. 



Blackheads. 

Thymol 10 grains 

Boric acid 2 drachms 

Tincture witch hazel 1 ounce 

Rose water .. 4 ounces 

Mix. Mop it well over the surface twice daily. 
Blackheads. 

Potassium carbonate 3 drachms 

Distilled water 3^ ounces 

Oil cinnamon 2 drops 

Oil rose 1 drop 

Mix. To be used with a sponge. 

Especially serviceable where the skin is shiny from excessive 
oily secretion. 

Sunburn. 

Emulsion of almonds __ 2 ounces 

Corrosive sublimate 1 grain 

Mix. Apply to the affected part with a rag of soft material or 
a sponge. 

Sunburn Lotion. 

Powdered copperas, pure 18 grains 

Citric acid ._ 1 1 drachm 

Camphor, spirits 2 drachms 

Elder flower water 3 ounces 

Mix. Use as a wash twice a day. 

Chapped Lips. 

Compound tincture benzoin 2 drachms 

Glycerine . 6 " 

Mix. Apply 3 or 4 times a day with a camel's hair pencil. 
Face Bleach. 

Beta-naphthal 5 grains 

Glycerine 3 ounces 

Cologne ___3 " 



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Face Bleach. 

(Said to resemble Mme. Ruppert's) 

Corrosive sublimate 8 grains 

Tincture benzoin i drachm 

Water sufficient to make _ 1 8 ounces 

Mix. Apply night and morning. 

Skin Gloss. 

Carbonate potassium i^ ounces 

Powdered spermaceti \% " 

Starch powder i pound 

Gum benzoin ^ ounce 

Oil bitter almonds t.% drachms 

Preserve in well closed boxes. For use, stir some into water, 
and apply locally. 

Skin Lotion. 

Glycerine 4 ounces 

Cologne water 2 " 

Borax 2 " 

Alcohol 2 " 

Camphor water 20 " 

Mix. To be used with a silk sponge night and morning. 

Face Powder. 

Finely powdered carbonate of magne- 
sium >2 pound 

Powdered talc ._ 1 " 

Oil rose 8 drops 

Oil neroli 20 

Extract jasmine ounce 

Extract musk 1 drachm 

Mix. 

Face Powder. 

Powdered talc .1 pound 

Extract jasmine % ounce 

Oil rose 8 drops 

Pass through No. 100 sieve. 






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Face Powder. 

Prepared chalk i pound 

Powdered orris root 2 drachms 

Oil of roses .'. 4 drops 

Mix carefully. This is a delightful and perfectly harmless 
face powder. 

Face Powder. 

Corn starch 7 pounds 

Rice flour 1 pound 

Powdered talc 1 " 

' ' orris root 1 " 

Extract cassia 3 ounces 

" jasmine 1 ounce 

Mix. 

Face Powder. 

Powdered talc 1 ounce 

magnesium carbonate 1 " 

Finest " crown " zinc white. 1 " 

Otto of rose (or oil of orris) 6 drops 

Mix. 

Cold Cream to Remove Wrinkles. 

Lanolin 8 ounces 

Vaseline 2 " 

Rose water 2 grains 

Vanillin 3 " 

Oil rose 2 drops 

Mix in mortar without heat. 

If applied morning and night will remove wrinkles. Lanolin, 
one of the constituents in the above, is a true skin food. Wrinkles 
are caused by the absorption of adipose tissue. Lanolin being ab- 
sorbed into the skin, gives nutriment to wasted tissue ; hence, in 
time will cause eradication of wrinkles. 

Cold Cream. 

Oil of sweet almonds 8 ounces 

White wax 2 " 

Rose water 4 " 

Powdered borax 1 drachm 

Oil rose geranium 20 drops 



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Melt the wax and oil together with a gentle heat. Dissolve 
the borax in the rose water and heat to the boiling point, then mix 
with the wax and oil and stir constantly until cold. 

Cold Cream to Remove Wrinkles. 

Spermaceti 3 ounces 

White wax 3 " 

Nut oil 22 " 

Alcohol 1 ounce 

Water 4 ounces 

Chloroform 10 drops 

Oil rose geranium 30 " 

Oil bergamot 6 " 

Mix. 

Cold Cream to Remove Wrinkles. 

White wax 2 ounces 

Spermaceti 3 " 

Almond oil __ f 8 " 

Prepared lard 5 " 

Water 6 " 

Oil rose 10 drops 

Oil bergamot 10 " 

Mix. 

Camphor Ice. 

White vaseline 8 ounci 

Hard paraffin 5 " 

Camphor 2 " 

Menthol crystals 10 grains 

Heat vaseline and paraffin, when melted add camphor and men- 
thol and stir till cool. 

Cream Balm. 

White wax 1 drachm 

Paraffin x / z " 

Oil sweet almonds 2 drachms 

Melt over gentle heat, then add vaseline and stir well until 
cold. Having dissolved in a mortar y 2 drachm soda nitrate in )A 
drachm of water, mix the above salve thoroughly with this solu- 
tion, and finally add, with constant stirring — 






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Oil lemon . 10 drops 

Oil orange.. 2 " 

Glycerine Lotion. 

For Chapped Hands, Iyips, Sore Nipples and Rough Face. 

Glycerine 6 ounces 

Rose water 2 

Zinc oxide 1 drachm 

Tincture benzoin l / z " 

Mix and shake well before using. 

Glycerine Jelly. 

Thin French gelatine jounce 

Water 5 ounces 

Glycerine of borax 10 " 

Triple rose water 6 " 

Soak the gelatine in the water till soft, warm till dissolved, 
then incorporate the other ingredients. 

Borax Lotion. 

(Excellent to use after shaving.) 

Powdered borax 1 drachm 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Bay rum sufficient to make 4 ounces 
Mix. 

Glycerine Jelly — Carbolated. 

Isinglass, French 1 ounce 

Glycerine 16 ounces 

Water .__ 3 " 

Carbolic acid 1 drachm 

Mix. 

Cold Cream of Roses. 

Melt together 1 ounce each of white wax and spermaceti, ad, 
ding 4 ounces oil of almonds, and gradually 4 fluid ounces best 
rose water. Then stir very thoroughly as the mixture cools, form- 
ing a nice uniform emulsion, which may be colored to suit. 



— 16— 

Healing Balm. 

For Chapped Hands, Lips and Face. 

Glycerine/ best 4 ounces 

Rose water 4 " 

Subnitrate of bismuth 10 grains 

Shake well and apply several times a day. 
Glycerine Jelly— Solid. 

French gelatine. 120 grains 

Glycerine i]4. ounces 

Water ]/z ounce 

Oil rose 1 drop 

Mix. 

Perfume for Vaseline Pomade. 

Oilbergamot 40 drops 

Oil rose 5 " 

Oil cinnamon 5 " 

The vaseline should first be melted, and when nearly cool 
enough to harden, the above should be added and thoroughly 
stirred. 

Superfluous Hair. 

Sulphide barium 10 parts 

Starch__ 5 " 

Oxide zinc 5 " 

Stir this with a little water, sufficient to form a paste, which is 
to be spread upon the hairy surface . In the course of ten minutes 
the skin becomes dry, and after removal of the paste will be found 
smooth. The paste should not be used two days in succession. 

Shaving Soap, 

Melt together 8 pounds best tallow, 6 pounds lard, 2 pounds 
castor oil and saponify with 2 pounds soda lye and 2 pounds pot- 
ash lye, each of 37 strength. Perfume the finished soap to suit. 

rientholated Cream. 

This preparation, is frequently used by barbers as a cooling and 
grateful application to the skin after shaving. It is made as fol- 
lows : Put y 2 ounce best gum tragacanth in 12 ounces water, and 



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let stand with occasional shaking for two or three days ; then add 
3 drachms glycerine and 40 grains menthol dissolved in >£ ounce 
alcohol. Color pink with tincture cudbear. 

Digestion. 

Average number of hours and minutes required for the diges- 



tion of various articles of food 

Apples, sweet [boiled] 2:80 

Barley [boiled] 2:00 

Beans, Lima [boiled] 2:30 

Beef [roasted] 3:00 

Beef [fried] 4:00 

Beef, salt [boiled] 2:45 

Bread 3:30 

Butter 3-30 

Cheese 3:30 

Chicken [fricasseed] 2:40 

Custard [baked] 2:45 

Duck [roasted] 4:00 

Eggs [raw] 

Eggs [soft boiled] 3:00 

Eggs [hard boiled] 3:30 

Eggs Tfried] 3:30 

Fjsh 2:45 

Fowl [roast] 4:00 

Hashed meat and vegetables 2:30 



] Lamb [boiled] , 2:30 

I Milk [raw] 2:15 

I Milk I boiled] 2:00 

Mutton [boiled] 3:00 

Mutton [roast] ". 3:15 

Oysters [roast] 3:15 

Oysters Lstewed] 3:30 

Pigs' feet, soused [boiled] 1:00 

Potatoes [baked] 2:30 

Pork, salt [stewed] 3:00 

PorkTroast] 3:15 

Rice [boiled] 1:00 

Sago [boiled] 1:45 

Soup [barley] 1:30 

Soup [chicken, etc., average] 3:15 

Tripe, soused [boiled] 1:00 

Turkey [roast] 2:20 

eal [boiled] 4:00 

Veal [fried] 4:80 



Health Maxims. 

Don't sleep in the draught. 

Don't go to bed with cold feet. 

Don't stand over hot air registers. 

Don't neglect constipated bowels. 

Don't try to cool too quickly after exercising. 

Don't use your voice very much when very hoarse. 

Don't sleep in a room without proper ventilation. 

Don't sleep with insecure false teeth in your mouth. 

Don't stuff a cold lest 3 r ou be obliged to starve a fever. 

Don't eat merely to save food and get your money's worth. 

Don't try to get along without flannel underclothing in winter. 

Don't sleep in the same undergarmet you wear during the day. 



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For the Toilet. 



Cologne Water — Good and Cheap. 

Oil of bergamot y 2 ounce 

Oil of lemon y z " 

Oil of lavender 2 drachms 

Acetic ether 1 drachm 

Alcohol 1 quart 

Mix. 

Cologne. 

Essence bergamot 2 drachms 

Essence lemon 1 drachm 

Oil neroli 20 drops 

Oil rosemary 6 " 

Strong alcohol 1 pint 

Orange flower water 1 ounce 

Mix. 

Cologne. 

Oil cedrat 7 drachms 

Oil orange peel 7 " 

Oil neroli, best 6 " 

Oil rosemary 3 " 

Oil bergamot 3 " 

Deodorized alcohol 1 gallon 

Mix and let stand one week. 

Cologne — Excellent and Cheap. 

Oil bergamot 1 ounce, 2 drachms 

Oil lemon 1 " 

Oil orange 6 drachms 

Oil cloves 1 drachm 

Tincture orris root 4 ounces 

Cologne spirits 1 gallon 

Rose water 3 pints 



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Put oils and tincture orris root into the spirits. Agitate sev- 
eral times during the day. Let stand over night, then add the 
water. Shake well and filter. A pleasant and inexpensive co- 
logne and improves greatly with age. 

Cologne. 

Oil lavender i drachm 

Oilneroli 2 drachms 

Oil lemon 1% " 

Oil bergamot 3 " 

Oil rose 3 drops 

Musk 2 grains 

Gum benzoin 20 " 

Alcohol 40 ounces. 

Digest for two or three days, and add — 

Powdered talcum 3 drachms 

Orange flower water 2 ounces 

Let the mixture stand 7 days, then filter. 
Rose. 

Rose flowers 250 parts 

Oil rose geranium 1 part 

Oil rose 1 " 

Essence ambergris 10 parts 

Essence musk 10 " 

Mix. 

Rose. 

Powdered orris root ]/ z pound 

Roseleaves i l / z pounds 

Ground sandalwood 4 ounces 

Patchouly leaves . 2 

Extract of civet % ounce 

Oil of rose geranium 30 drops 

Otto of rose 20 

Break up the leaves, and mix the whole together. The oils 
and extracts should be mixed with the powders previously. 



Mix. 



Sweet Briar Scent. 

Oil lavender 40 drops 

Oil bergamot 80 

Oil lemon 80 

Otto rose 8 

Oil verbena 1 

Essential oil almonds 1 

Essence musk 120 

Rectified spirit 1 ounce 

Lavender. 

Lavender flowers So parts 

Gum benzoin, powdered 20 " 

Oil bergamot__ _- 1 part 

Oil lavender, English 2 parts 

Rub together. 

Musk. 

Grain musk 8 grains 

Powdered orris root 8 ounces 

Powdered ammonium carbonate 3 grains 

Oil of rhodium 2 drops 

Rub the musk with ammonium carbonate, and mix the whole 
together 

Ess. Bouquet. 

Powdered orris root y z pound 

Musk 5 grains 

Otto of rose ^drachm 

Essence of lemon 15 drops 

Essence of bergamot 1 drachm 



Mix. 



Mix. 



Violet. 

Powdered cassia buds % pound 

Powdered black currant leaves % " 

Powdered orris root ]/ 2 " 

Rose leaves X " 

Essential oil bitter almonds 6 drops 

Musk 15 grains 

Gum benzoin in powder 6 drachms 



Jockey Club. 

Powdered orris root 4 ounces 

Powdered sandal wood 5^ drachms 

Extract of musk \.y z " 

Extract of civet 50 grains 

Oil of bergamot 50 drops 

Oil of rose 4 " 

Mix well together. 

Heliotrope. 

Coarsely powdered orris root 4 ounces 

Vanilla beans, powdered \y 2 drachms 

Musk 2 grains 

Essential oil bitter almonds 8 drops 

Otto of rose 8 

Mix. 

Heliotrope. 

Powdered orris root 4 ounces 

Ground red rose petals 2 " 

Ground tonka beans 1 ounce 

Ground vanilla beans l / 2 " 

Grain musk 15 grains 

* Essence bitter almonds 50 drops 

* Made by adding 8 drops essential oil bitter almonds to one 
ounce alcohol. 

Lavender Water. 

Grape spirit 1 pint 

Oil lavender 1 ounce 

Extract ambergris 2 ounces 

Mix and filter. 

Toilet Vinegar. 

Essence bergamot 20 drops 

Essence ambergris 4 drachms 

Essence vanilla 30 drops 

Oil neroli . . _ _ 30 " 

Acetic acid, strong 160 " 

Alcohol 6 ounces 

Mix. 



Florida Water. 

Oil lavender.. _ 2 drachms 

Oil bergamot 2 " 

Oil lemon 2 ' 

Oil neroli 1 drachm 

Oil melissa 30 drops 

Oil rose 10 " 

Tincture turmeric 1 drachm 

Alcohol r quart 

Mix. 

Aromatic Vinegar. 

Concentrated acetic acid 8 ounces 

Oil English lavender _ 2 drachms 

Oil English rosemary 1 drachm 

Oil cloves . _ 1 " 

Camphor 1 ounce 

First dissolve the bruised camphor iu the acetic acid, then add 
the perfumes ; after remaining together for a few days, with occa- 
sionally shaking, it is to be strained, and is then ready for use. 

Toilet Water. 

Oil lavender flowers 2 drachms 

Oillemon _ 2 " 

Tincture of turmeric 1 drachm 

Oil neroli 1 

Oil balm 30 drops 1 

Oil rose 10 " 

Strong alcohol 1 quart 

Dilute alcohol 1 " 

Mix the oils with the strong alcohol, then with the dilute alco- 
hol. The finished product will mix with water and make a fine 
toilet water. 

Fumigating Pastilles. 

Oil nutmeg 1 drachm 

Oil cloves 1 

Oil cinnamon Yz " 

Powdered saltpeter x /z ounce 

Powdered charcoal l A pound 

Mucilage, enough to make a thick paste. Shape into small 
cones. To use, touch a cone with a lighted match. 






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Fumigating Pastilles. 

powdered gum benzoin i ounce 

Powdered cascarilla bark I " 

Powdered myrrh 2^ drachms 

Smelling Salts. 

Muriate of ammonia 3^ ounces 

Salts of tartar 4^ 

Oil of lavender x /z ounce 

# Oil of bergamot 1 drachm 

* Oil of cloves 16 drops 

Oil of lemon 3 drachms 

Strong water of ammonia enough to moisten. 

Glycerine Cream. 

Glycerine _. 6 ounces 

Boric acid jounce 

Dissolve by heat ; then add the following, previously mixed : 

Tincture arnica % ounce 

Rose water 5 ounces 

Antiseptic Dusting Powder for Tourists. 

Violet powder 8 ounces 

Boric acid, powdered 4 " 

Sylicylic acid 1 ounce 

Eucalyptus oil to perfume. 

Mix thoroughly. 

Incense. 

Frankincense 3 ounces 

Benzoin gum, powdered 3 " 

Amber, powdered 3 ■' 

Lavender flowers __. 1 ounce 

This is intended to be lighted upon coals, a stove, or hot 
shovel, to diffuse a pleasant aroma in an apartment, and to destroy 
noxious effluvia. By adding powdered saltpeter ij| ounces to this 
mixture, an aromatic pastile powder will result, which will burn of 
itself on touching with a lighted match. 



Spanish Paste. 

For perfuming jewelry boxes, glove or handkerchief boxes, 
fine leather goods, shoes, belts, etc. 

Powdered ambergris % ounce 

Powdered gum benzoin i^ " 

Powdered musk % " 

Powdered vanilla bean % " 

Powdered orris root % " 

Powdered cinnamon bark % " 

Oil bergamot . _ _ 1% " • 

Oil rose X " 

Gum arabic \ x / z " 

Glycerine ' ij^ " 

Add water drop by drop until a doughy mass is formed. Di- 
ride into pieces the size of a filbert. 



For the Teeth. 



Tooth Powder. 



Precipitated chalk _ I ounce 

Phosphate calcium i " 

Powdered orris root 2 drachms 

Mix. 

Tooth Powder. 

Chlorate of potassium 15 grains 

Prepared chalk 30 " 

Powdered guaiacum 10 " 

Carbonate of magnesia, powdered ]/ z ounce 

Attar of roses _. ^ drop 

Boric acid, powdered 20 grains 

Mix together thoroughly. Will polish enamel of teeth, take 
off tartar and sweeten breath. Nothing better for the teeth. 



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Tooth Powder. 

Powdered cuttle fish bone i ounce 

Powdered chew stick I 

Powdered soap l / 2 " 

Powdered orris root 3 ounces 

Precipitated chalk 12 " 

Flavor with oil of wintergeen and color with carmine to suit. 

Toothache. 

Alcohol 4 drachms 

Camphor 2 " 

Menthol crystals 1 drachm 

Oil of eucalyptus 30 drops 

Oil of cloves 10 drops 

Moisten a small pledget of cotton and insert in the cavity of 
an aching tooth or on the adjacent gum. 

Toothache. 

Morphine sulphate 4 grains 

Atropine 1 grain 

Water . . 1 ounce 

Mix. A few drops on cotton placed in the cavity. 

Toothache. 

Laudanum .'_ 1 drachm 

Acetate of lead 10 grains 

Distilled water x / 2 drachm 

Mix. Saturate a piece of absorbent cotton and place in the 
eavity of the tooth. 

Tooth Wash. 

Cloves x /2 drachm 

Cinnamon _ y 2 " 

Anise, coarsely powdered )/ 2 " 

Cochineal 20 grains 

Alcohol 4 ounces 

Macerate for one week, filter, and in the filtrate dissolve 5 drops 
oil peppermint. 



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Toothache. 

Oil cloves %, drachm 

Oil peppermint y 2 " 

Mix. Moisten a small piece of cotton in this mixture and in- 
sert in the hollow tooth. 

Liquid Dentriflce. 

PoAvdered castile soap i ounce 

Water 20 ounces 

Dissolve and add 

Oil cloves x / 2 drachm 

Oil cinnamon y 2 " 

Oil nutmeg- . 15 drops 

Powdered borax 6 drachms 

Simple syrup 5 ounces 

Solution burnt sugar . .. 15 drops 

Mix. Honey water 5 ounces 

Camphorated Chalk. 

Precipitated chalk 1 pound 

Powdered orris root y 2 " 

Powdered camphor y " 

Powder the camphor by aid of chloroform or alcohol. Then 
sift the whole well together. 

For Preserving the Teeth. 

Use a teaspoonful of the following wash in a glassful of warm 
-v^ater : 

Tannic acid 15 grains 

Tincture iodine 8 drops 

Tincture myrrh 8 

Iodide potassium __I2 grains 

Mix. Rose water 4^ ounces 

Gargle for Offensive Breath. 

Salicylic acid 1 drachm 

Bicarbonate soda 1 " 

Saccharine 1 

Alcohol _ __■ 4 ounces 

A teaspoonful in a cup of water* used as a gargle several times 
a day. 



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For the Hair. 



Dandruff. 

Local treatment is always necessary. If the scales are adher- 
ent they should be first removed by soaking in oil, after which 
apply— 

Alcohol jounce 

Green soap 4 ounces 

Mix. 

Take a teaspoonful of this mixture with water and shampoo 
the part thoroughly. Then apply the following salve : 

Precipitated sulphur 2 drachms 

Cold cream 1 ounce 

Zinc oxide y z drachm 

Mix. 

Dandruff. 

Chloral \)/ 2 ounces 

Fluid extract jaborandi y 2 ounce 

Glycerine . _. 1% ounces 

Oil rose geranium 10 drops 

Oil lemon 2 " 

Water to make 2 pints. 
Mix. Rub well into the roots of the hair about 3 times a week. 

Dandruff. 

Best castor oil 2% ounces 

Cologne spirits, strongest 1 pint 

Mix. Rub gently on the scalp and use also as a dressing. 
Lice. 

Carbolic acid- 1 ounce 

Rose water y 2 pint 

Mix well. Rub in well with a stiff brush before going to bed. 



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Shampooing Powder. 

Powdered borax i ounce 

Powdered sal soda i " 

Camphor 20 grains 

Oil rosemary 10 drops 

To be dissolved in a quart of water. 

Shampooing Liquid. 

Carbonate of Ammonia x / 2 ounce 

Sal tartar 1 " 

Water ^ 1 pint 

Tr. Cantharides 1 ounce 

Bay Rum 1 pint 

For Shampooing. 

Aqua ammonia 4 ounces 

Alcohol fc 32 " 

Glycerine 2 " 

Water 64 " 

Mix thoroughly ; add such perfume as desired. Can be pre- 
pared at home at trifling cost, and is a luxury as a scalp wash, 
cleaning the hair, etc. 

Hair Tonic. 

Fluid extract jarborandi \£ ounce 

Quinine sulphate 10 grains 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Cologne 2 ounces 

Bay rum 2 

Rose water ._ . 10 

Hair Tonic. 

Castor oil 1 ounce 

Oil bergamot 40 drops 

Glycerine 5% ounces 

Tincture cantharides 4 drachms 

Ammonia water ... 4 

Alcohol to make 1 pint 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add the tincture, and gradually 
add the ammonia mixed with the glycerine. 



Mix. 



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Hair Tonic. 

Cologne 2 ounces 

Quinine sulphate 15 grains 

Tincture cantharides 2 drachms 

Borax 1 drachm 

Ammonia water 1 " 

Glycerine 3 ounces 

Bay rum to make 1 pint 

Mix and filter. 

Quinine Hair Tonic. 

Quinine 20 grains 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Cologne 2 ounces 

Fluid extract jaborandi ]/ 2 ounce 

Water to make x / z pint 

Mix. Rub well into the roots of the hair three or four times a 
week. 

Hair Tonic. 

Cologne spirits 4 ounces 

Tincture of cantharides 2 " 

Oil of lavender 10 drops 

Oil of cloves 1 drop 

Rub well into the scalp twice a week. 

To Arrest Falling Out of Hair. 

Gallic acid 45 grains 

Olive oil 6 drachms 

Vaseline iy z ounces 

Essence lavender 15 drops 

Mix. This ointment is to be applied with friction to the part 
affected, morning and night, for the arrest of the disease. 

Falling of Hair. 

Fluid extract jaborandi 1% ounces 

Tincture cantharides \)/ z drachms 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Vaseline oil _ 1 " 

Mix. Apply locally with a sponge at night. 



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Baldness. 

Apply to the scalp a strong lather of coal tar soap, which 
should be removed after ten minutes, by tepid water, cooling grad- 
ually. After drying, shampoo with a little of the following : 

Corrosive sublimate 10 grains 

Glycerine 2 ounces 

Alcohol 2 " 

Water 5 " 

Then apply a little strong alcohol, to which ]/ z per cent, of 
naphthol has been added. Finally, rub a little of this solution 
into the skin : 

Salicylic acid ^drachm 

Tincture benzoin 1 " 

Olive oil 3 ounces 

Baldness. 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Tincture Spanish Flies 1 drachm 

Wool Fat 1 

Quinine 20 grains 

Spirits of nutmeg 2 ounces 

Fluid extract of j aborandi y z drachm 

Rose water 1 pint 

Mix. Apply every two or three days with a stiff brush. Shake 
well before using. 

Baldness. 

Tincture benzoin 2 drachms 

Spirits chloroform 1 ounce 

Ethereal tincture capsicum 5 drops 

Tincture nux vomica ._. 2 drachms 

Alcohol 1 1%, ounces 

Mix. Use locally night and morning. 

Hair Restorer. 

Quinine sulphate 20 grains 

Powdered borax x / 2 drachm 

Ammonia water 2 drachms 

Tincture cinchona compound %. ounce 

Imported bay rum, to make 4 ounces 



—3i — 

To one ounce of bay rum add the quinine and borax, add 
another ounce of bay rum, gradually add the ammonia, then suffi- 
cient bay rum to make 4 ounces, and filter. 

Hair Invigorator. 

Carbonate ammonia 4 drachms 

Tincture cantharides ... 1 ounce 

Castor oil 1 " 

Alcohol 1 pint 

Bay rum 2 pints 

Mix. This compound will promote the growth of the hair and 
prevent it from falling out. 

To Stimulate the Growth of Beard. 

Aromatic spirits of ammonia 1 drachm 

Cologne 2 ounces 

Tincture cantharides 2 drachms 

Oil rosemary 10 drops 

Oil lavender 10 " 

Mix. Apply to the face daily and await results. 

Hair Curling Liquid. 

Gum arabic 1 drachm 

Sugar 1 " 

Rose water 2 ounces 

Mix and dissolve. Moisten the hair with the solution at bed- 
time ; put the hair up in curl papers. 

Hair Curling Liquid. 

Borax 3 ounces 

Gum arabic 1 drachm 

Hot water 2 pints 

Spirits of camphor 1^ fl. ounces 

Dissolve the borax and the gum in hot water, and when nearly 
cold add the spirits camphor. On retiring at night wet the hair 
with this liquid. 

Hair Bleach. 

First shampoo the hair thoroughly with one ounce salts of tar- 
tar dissolved in one pint of water. Wash out well with water and 
dry hair with towels, then apply : 



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Peroxide hydrogen (10 vols.) 4 ounces 

Apply with soft brush or sponge on retiring. 

Hair Curling Liquid. 

Salts tartar 2 drachms 

Water of ammonia 1 drachm 

Glycerine 4 drachms 

Alcohol 12 " 

Rose water 18 fl. ounces 

Mix together. Moisten the hair, adjust it loosely, and it curls 
upon drying. 

Lotion for Eyebrows; 

Common salt 1 drachm 

Chloride of ammonium 10 grains 

Camphor 5 " 

Oil of rosemary 10 drops 

Alcohol 1 drachm 

Water sufficient to make 1 ounce. 

Dissolve the oil and camphor in the spirit, the aalts in the 
water, and mix. 

Stimulant Hair Dressing. 

Tincture cayenne pepper . y^ ounce 

Cologne water 2)A ounces 

Mix. Apply night and morning. 

Dressing for the Hair. 

Castor oil 12 ounces 

Alcohol 2 " 

Any handkerchief perfume _ _ - 2 ' 4 

Solution carmine, sufficient to color. 

To stimulate the growth of hair, add to the above 

Sulphate of quinine 20 grains 

Tincture of capsicum 15 drops 

Tincture of cantharides 6 " 

To Cur! the Hair. 

Steep ^ ounces gum tragacanth for 48 hours in one pint rose 
water, stirring frequently; strain through a cloth, and let stand for 
a few days, then strain and work into it 8 drops of rose. 



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Hair Oil. 

Oil bergamot.-. 2 drachms 

Oil cassia 15 drops * 

Oil bitter almonds 5 " \ 

Benne oil 1 pint 

Mix. 

Cosmetic or Stick Pomade., 

Melt y 2 pound oil soap and % pound" gum arable in one pint 
rose water, adding one pound white wax, stirring constantly. 
When of proper consistency, add one ounce oil bergamot and % 
drachm oil of thyme. This produces a fine white cosmetic. If a 
brown tint be desired, use burnt umber ground in oil. to be ob- 
tained of dealers in artists' supplies. For black, use ivory black, 
in oil. J ' 



For (he Skin. 



Scurvy. 

Muriated tincture iron 2 drachms 

Tincture cayenne pepper 10 drops 

Quinine 30 grains 

Distilled water to make 4 ounces. 

Mix. Take a tcaspoonful three times a day before meals. 
Odor from Perspiration. 

For the unpleasant odor produced bv perspiration, a source of 
vexation to many persons, place from one to two tablespoonfuls of 
compound spirits of ammonia in a basin of water. Washing the 
face, hands and arms with this leaves the skin as clean, neat and 
fresh as one could wish. 

Acute Eczema. 

Zinc carbonate j drachm 

Ivead . T 

Sublimed sulphur _.___i 

Powdered arrowroot 1 " 

Mix. Use locally. 



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Acute Eczema. 

Lead carbonate 4 drachms 

Powdered starch 3 " 

Lycopodium 4 " 

Mix. Use locally. 

Chronic Eczema. 

Creosote to drops 

Carbonate lead 2 drachms 

Snbnitrate bismuth 1 drachm 

Calomel 10 grains 

Olive oil _ 5 ounces 

Mix. Use locally. 

Eczema of the Breast. 

Boric acid 1 drachm 

Sublimed sulphur 10 grains 

Ointment oxide zinc 1 ounce 

Mix. Use locally. 

Ointment for Scaly Eczema of the Scalp. 

Salicylic acid 20 grains 

Precipitated sulphur 1 drachm 

Vaseline 1 ounce 

Oil rose sufficient to perfume. 

Mix thoroughly. 

This ointment has a wide range of application, especially in 
scaly diseases of the scalp resulting in dandruff. 

Eczema. 

Zinc oxide 1 ounce 

Glycerine 2 ounces 

Mucilage gum arabic _2 " 

Mix. Use locally. 

In extensive patches of eczema this paste is very agreeable. If 
there be severe itching, one per cent, of carbolic acid may be added. 



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Eczema (Not Chronic). 

Thymol 3 drachms 

Oxide zinc 6*4 " 

Starch 6]4 

Lanolin i l / 2 ounces 

Mix. Use as a salve. 

Tetter. 

White precipitate J^ drachm 

Vaseline (carbolized) 1 ounce 

For external use as directed by a physician. 

Tetter. 

Chloride of zinz 2 drachms 

Glycerine 2 ounces 

Mix. Rub on hands after washing. 

Barber's Itch. 

Vaseline 1 ounce 

Flowers of sulphur 1 to 2 drachms 

Oil of roses 5 drops 

Mix. Use as a local application. 

Itch. 

Balsam Peru 1 ounce 

Flowers of sulphur 2 drachms 

Vaseline 3 ounces 

Mix. Rub thoroughly over the body twice a day. Take a 
warm bath every three days at night. 

Itch. 

Oil of cade ]4 drachm 

Prepared lard 1 " 

Mix. Use at night and in the morning. 

Itch (Scabies). 

Creolin 1 part 

Peruvian balsam 20 parts 

Mix, and apply locally. 



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Ointment for Itch. 

Oil cade 3 drachms 

Sublimed sulphur 4 " 

Green soap 1 oun ce 

Lard 2 ounces 

Mix. Apply locally morning and night. 

Lotion for Itch. 

Corrosive sublimate 4 grains 

Alcohol 6 drachms 

Ammoniun chloride y z drachm 

Water sufficient to make 6 ounces. 

Use as a lotion. 

Ointment for Itch. 

Storax 2 drachms 

Sulphur ointment 2 " 

Vaseline sufficient to make 1 ounce. 

Apply after washing. 

Salve f«r Itch (Scabies). 

Lard y/ 2 ounces 

Soft soap \%, 

Naphthol % ounce 

Powdered chalk 2^ drachms 

Mix into a salve. 

The treatment should not necessarily extend over 24 hours. 
If there is much itching, reduce the amount of naphthol, and if 
eczema, reduce the amount still further, as in such case the naph- 
thol may produce considerable irritation. 

For Ordinary Itching. 

Morphine sulphate 6 grains 

Powdered borax 4 drachms 

Camphor water 6 ounces 

Mix. Wash the parts first with castile soap and warm water 
and apply the above twice a day. 



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Itching. 

Chloral hydrate 3 parts 

Alcohol 20 " 

Water 30 " 

Mix, and use locally. 

Persistent Itching. 

Caroolic acid crystals 2 parts 

Alcohol 10 " 

Glycerine 20 " 

Water 200 " 

Mix, and use locally. 

Troublesome Itching. 

Cocaine alkaloid 20 grains 

Lanolin 1 ounce 

Mix. Use locally. This salve is especially useful for persist- 
ent itching on mucous surfaces. 

Persistent Itching. 

Gum camphor 1 drachm 

Chloral hydrate 1 " 

Cold cream 1 ounce 

Mix. Use locally. 

Chafe (Intertrigo). 

Common to children, stout persons, and those having a deli- 
cate, sensitive skin. It occurs at such portions of the body where 
adjacent folds of skin rub together. Care in the selection of proper 
underwear, cleanliness and the judicious use of dusting powders 
are among the successful remedial measures. A good dusting pow- 
ler is the following : 

Powdered oxide zinc 1 ounce 

Powdered prepared chalk 1 " 

Powdered talc __ 2 ounces 

Bicarbonate sodium 2 " 

Mix. Use two or three times daily, after washing in cold 
rater. 



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If the chafed surface has become raw from continued irritation 
and throws off a slimy, sticky discharge, the parts should be well 
cleansed, then touched over with a sponge dipped in a weak solu- 
tion of " black wash." An application should then be made of the 
following soothing salve, which should be covered with a soft linen 
cloth : 

Oxide zinc >£ drachm 

Powdered camphor 40 grains 

Cold cream 1 ounce 

Mix. 

Erysipelas. 

Glycerine y z ounce 

Muriated tincture of iron 3 drachms 

Water enough to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful every three hours. 

Erysipelas. 

Bromide of potassium 2 drachms 

Chloral 1 drachm 

Simple syrup 1 ounce 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. A tablespoonful every two to four hours, as may be nec- 
essary. 

For Burns, Erysipelas and Fissure in Nipples. 

Glycerite of yolk of egg 2 ounces 

Paint the parts with a camel's hair brush. 

Erysipelas. 

Tincture chloride iron ___.2 drachms 

Glycerine 2 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful, well diluted in water, every two 
or three hours 

Erysipelas. 

Tannic acid __.i drachm 

Gum camphor ^-2/4 drachms 

Sulphuric ether 2 ounces 



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Mix. Appty with camel's hair pencil over affected area every 
3 or 4 hours, until a white, impervious coat is formed. Internally, 
give io drops tincture chloride of iron in }£ glass water every hour 
the first day. every 2 hours the second day, every 3 hours the third 
day, and then 3 times daily after that until cured. 

Hives. 

A dose of salts, repeated as needed, and a local application to 
allay, the itching, is all the treatment necessary. A sponge bath 
morning and night with water containing a little salt with >< tea- 
spoonful of spirits of camphor to the basin, is beneficial. To allay 
itching, the following should be applied : 

Chloral hydrate 2 drachms 

Morphine sulphate 10 grains 

Peppermint water . __ 4 ounces 

Camphor water 4 

Mix. For external use. 

Citrate potassium y 2 ounce 

Bicarbonate sodium _ _ _ 3 drachms 

Peppermint water 4 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours. 
For Intolerable Hives. 

Chloral hydrate 2 drachms 

Boric acid 3 " 

Water 12 ounces 

Mix. Apply to the itching skin. 
Hives. 

Carbolic acid 1 drachm 

Alcohol 4 ounces 

Water 1 pint 

Mix. Apply locally night and morning, to quiet itching. 
Hives. 

Menthol 1 drachm 

Olive oil 4 ounces 

Mix. Use locally to allay irritation and itching. 



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Hives. 

Vinegar 2 parts, water I part, used as a lotion will afford quick 
relief in the itching of hives or urticaria. Some recommend a lo- 
tion compound of baking soda dissolved in water. 

To Remove Warts. 

Calomel i drachm 

Boric acid y 2 " 

Salicylic acic 10 grains 

Mix and apply three times a day. 

Warts. 

Fuming nitric acid applied once a day with the burnt end of a 
match will destroy warts in a few days. 
(See also Corn Remedies.) 

Abcess or " Gathering.' ' 

Carbolic acid 8 grains 

Water I ounce 

Mix. Inject 10 drops into swelling and repeat every three 
days. 

Abcess or " Gathering." 

Hypophosphite sodium 80 grains 

Hypophosphite calcium 160 " 

Simple syrup 1% ounces 

Fennel water to make 4 " 

Mix. Dose : 2 teaspoonfuls 4 times a day. 

To Abort a Boil. 

The early application of ointment of nitrate of mercury will 
frequently abort a boil. 

Also oil of turpentine frequently applied. 

Cure for Frostbite. 

Purified chloroform ^ ounce 

Tincture opium }i " 

Tincture aconite l / 2 " 

Alcohol l /z " 

Mix. Use locally as needed. 



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Chilblains. 

Camphor 2 drachms 

Cantharides 2 " 

Table mustard 4 

Oil cajuput 1 drachm 

Oil rosemary 3 drachms 

Alkanet 2 " 

Oil turpentine 10 " 

Macerate 10 days, frequently shaking, then filter. 
Cure for Frostbite. 

Tincture witch hazel 2 ounces 

Tincture opium . 2 " 

Solution subacetate lead 2 

Water yi pint 

Mix. Use locally. 

Frostbite. 

White wax . 2 drachms 

Spermaceti 2 " 

Balsam Peru .. I drachm 

Muriatic acid 2 drachms 

Olive oil 3 ounces 

Water ..6 

Make into a plaster and apply. 

To Remove Tattooing. 

Dr. Variot's method is as follows : Tattoo the skin in the 
usual way with a concentrated solution of tannin, following the 
original design. Then apply a crayon of nitrate of silver until the 
part tattooed with tannin blackens. Wipe off excess of moisture 
and allow matters to take their own course. Slight pain continues 
for two to four days, and after two months the scar which results 
will almost disappear. 

To Prevent Pitting in Smallpox. 

The entire head and face (except the eyes) and the neck, are 
covered with plaster consisting of carbolic acid 1 part and 15 parts 
each olive oil and starch. The body is covered over with a mixture 
of 3 parts salicylic acid, 30 parts starch and 70 parts olive oil. 



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Ringworm. 

Iodide potassium 8 grains 

Tincture of iodine yi drachm 

Distilled water to make i ounce 

Mix. With the finger rub in well spirits turpentine on the dis- 
eased surface and around it. Wash off in three or four minutes 
with hot water and carbolic soap and paint with a camel's hair 
pencil. 

Ringworm. 

Corrosive sublimate . _ . .2 grains 

Compound tincture benzoin 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply once a day. A few applications will suffice. 

Flea Lotion. 

Soap bark, coarsely powdered 1 ounce 

Boiling water 2 pints 

Steep for an hour, strain and add : 

Corrosi ve sublimate y z ounce 

Muriatic acid y z " 

Turpentine 5 ounces 

Spirit of tar 5 

Shake well together, label " Poison," and use as follows : 

To prevent the flea from striking, and for maggots — Mix 2 
tablespoonfuls with a wine bottle of cold water. 

To kill lice — Mix 3 tablespoonfuls with a wine bottle of cold 
water and rub on with a brush. 

For mange — Mix 4 tablespoonfuls with a wine bottle of cold 
water, and rub the mixture in well with a brush every day until 
cured. 

For Poisoning by Poison Ivy. 

Make a strong tea of sassafras root ; when cold, wet cloths in 
it and apply frequently to the parts affected. A day's treatment 
will usually effect a cure. 

Ivy Poisoning. 

Aristol freely dusted on will afford prompt relief in ivy poison- 
ing. 

The free use of lime water is also good. 






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For Stings from Poisonous Weeds, Etc. 

Morphine _ , . . 10 grains 

Powdered borax 2 drachms 

Carbolic acid (crystals) 1 drachm 

Powdered gum arabic 4 drachms 

Water to make half pint. 

Mix. Shake thoroughly till a solution is made. Paint the 
part affected with a camel's hair brush or soft rag. 

Bee Stings. 

Aqua ammonia is a specific or sure cure for bee stings ; it 
should be applied to the injured parts at once and thoroughly, 
when all pain and swelling will immediately subside. 



For the Hands. 



Treatment of Fissured Hands. 

Wash the hands in lukewarm water, apply to the fissures or 
cracks a small quantity of the following : 

Tannin 15 grains 

Glycerine 5 drachms 

Water $H ounces 

After which the hands are allowed to dry. On retiring the fol- 
lowing salve should be applied : 

Extract of Rhatany 30 grains 

I^anolin 1% ounces 

Oil rose 2 drops 

Gloves should be worn at night. 

Eczema of the Hand. 

Salicylic acid 25 grains 

Starch powder 2 drachm6 

Powdered zinc oxide 2 " 

Vaseline _ >£ ounce 

Mix. Use twice daily. 



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For Red Hands. 

Lanolin 10 ounces 

Vaseline oil 3 " 

Vanillin 1 grain 

Otto of rose 5 drops 

Mix. Apply at night on retiring. 

Glycerine Jelly for .he Hands. 

Gum tragacanth 60 grains 

Glycerine 2 ounces 

Water 4 " 

Extract rose.. _ 8 drops 



Mix. 



Glycerine Jelly for the Hands. 

Gelatine : 2 drachms 

Glucose 1 ounce 

Glycerine 6 ounces 

Water 3 " 

Oil rose 5 drops 



Mix. 



Chapped Hands. 

Menthol 30 grains 

Salol 40 " 

Olive oil 40 " 

Lanolin ._• . 4 ounces 

This is especially serviceable where the hands are badly 
chapped. 

Application for Chapped Hands. 

Corn starch 2 parts 

Glycerine 8 " 

Perfume _ 1 part 

Water _ _ ---.50 parts 

Mix. Use as often as convenient after washing. 






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Chapped Hands. 

Soft soap 64 parts 

Spermaceti 16 " 

Oliveoil 4 " 

Camphor 1 part 

Alcohol 2 parts 

Spirits of lemon 1 part 

Water 64 parts 

Mix. Apply on retiring. 

Nail Powder. 

Oxide tin, very fine .__ 4 pounds 

Carmine % ounce 

Oil bergamot. 1% drachms 

Oil lavender 2 l / z " 

Mix. 

Nail Polish. 

Pure oxide tin 1 ounce 

Oil lavender flowers 30 drops 

Carmine, sufficient to color. 

Rub on nail with finger or nail polisher. 
Polish for Finger Nails. 

Peroxide tin (putty powder ) 5 ounces 

Powdered gum tragacanth 6 grains 

Glycerine __4 drachms 

Rose water sufficient to make a paste. Color with ammonical 
solution of carmine. 

For Felon or Whitlow. 

Tincture of columbo 1 drachm 

Dilute hydrochloric acid__. 2 drachms 

Quinine 30 grains 

Fluid extract nux vomica yi drachm 

Simple syrup enough to make 4 ounces. 

Mix. Dose : A teaspoonful 3 times a day, before meals. 



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For the Feet. 



Care of the Feet. 



Corns are the result of pressure. After the corn has been re- 
moved, find out where the shoe pinches then bathe the feet in cold 
water every morning upon arising and rub the part with prepared 
chalk. 

For dry feet bathe in ice cold water. 

For moist feet, inclined to perspire freely, use water as hot as 
you can stand it and bathe before going to bed. 

If the feet swell after much walking put a little vinegar in the 
hot water. If they ache use a few drops of ammonia or a little 
borax. Rest the feet often by changing the shoes as frequently as 
possible. 

For Corns and Bunions. 

Salicylic acid 10 grains 

Lard (free from salt) 7 drachms 

Mix. Spread enough to cover the corn on a piece of patent 
lint ; bind on with rubber adhesive plaster. Do this for two nights, 
then wash in quite warm water and remove the dead tissue with 
the finger nails. Avoid cutting corns at all times ; it makes them 
worse. 

For Soft Corns. 

Oxide of zinc (Hubbucks) 10 'grains 

Morphine 1 grain 

Mix. Sprinkle some of the powder on the corn and bind on 
with rubber adhesive plaster. 

Corns and Warts. 

Salicylic acid 1 drachm 

Lactic acid 1 " 

Collodion 10 drachms 

Mix. This is recommended as an excellent application to 
corns and warts, effecting their removal in a short time. 



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Corns. 

Pare the corn as deeply as possible, then apply the following 
every night for a week : 

Salicylic acid i drachm 

Extract cannabis indica 10 grains 

Collodion . _ . _ _ . _ _ _ i ounce 

At the end of that time soak the feet in warm water and the 
corn will come off. In very obstinate cases a repetition of this 
procedure will be necessary. 

Bunions. 

Compound tincture of iodine y z ounce 

Iodide of Potassium 5 grains 

Mix. Apply to bunion with a camel's hair pencil. 
Bunions. 

Tincture iodine 1 dracln: : . 

Tincture belladonna 1 " 

Mix. Apply twice daily. 

Perspiration Powder. 

Carbolic acid 1 part 

Burnt alum 4 parts 

Starch powder 200 " 

French chalk 4 " 

Oil of lemon 2 " 

Make a fine powder, to be applied to the hands and feet, or to 
be sprinkled inside of gloves or stockings. 

Lotion for Offensive Feet. 

Burt alum 30 grains 

Boracic acid 30 " 

Rose water 1 ounce 

Appiy with soft sponge without rubbing just as shoes and 
stockings are removed, while the feet are yet moist. This is quite 
necessary, as also the care not to rub. L,et this be repeated every 
two or three days in the evening. 



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Offensive Feet. 

Beta naphthol ]/ 2 drachm 

Distilled witch hazel 4 ounces 

Use as a wash. 

Perspiring Feet. 

Salicylic acid l / z ounce 

Powdered alum y^ " 

Starch, finely powdered ]/ 2 " 

Mix thoroughly and dust in the stockings every morning. 

Perspiring Feet. 

Starch powder 1 pound 

Salicylic acid 2 X / Z drachms 

This mixture, which is best left unperfumed, does excellent 
service when used to prevent an offensive odor in stockings or 
shoes. The inside of the stockings is dusted with the powder and 
every week a teaspoonful is sprinkled into the shoes. 

Perspiring Feet. 

Solution chloride of iron 7^ drachms 

Glycerine 2 l / z 

Oil bergamot 5 ounces 

Mix. To be applied either with a camel's hair brush or a 
feather, on the soles and between the toes. A few treatments will 
effect a cure. 

Perspiring Feet. 

French chalk ..40 parts 

Subnitrate bismuth 45 " 

Permanganate potash 13 " 

Salicylate sodium 2 " 

This powder should be dusted daily into the stockings. The 
feet should be washed every morning and evening, and after wash- 
ing rubbed with alcohol. 

Tender Feet. 

Those who suffer from sore or tender feet after an unusually 
long walk, experience great relief from soaking the feet once 
or twice a week in a half pailful of hot water to which has been 
added a piece of saltpeter the size of a small walnut. 



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Perspiring Feet. 

1. Wear low shoes, wool socks, and dust the feet over twice a 
day with iodol. They will soon be as hard, sweet and comfortable 
as one could wish. 

2. Wash the feet at night with very hot water, put on white 
cotton socks and immerse the feet thus covered in methylated 
spirits poured into a basin. Wear the socks all night. They will 
soon dry in bed. During the evening wear cotton socks and felt 
slippers, and keep the socks constantly saturated with the spirit. 
In a week the cure will be completed. — British Medical Journal* 

Powder for Perspiring Feet. 

Powdered rice 2 ounces 

Bismuth subnitrate 7 drachms 

Potassium permanganate 3 " 

Powdered talc i>£ 

Mix. To be dusted inside stockings. 

Sweating of the Feet. 

Salicylic acid 6 grains 

Arrowroot 1 scruple 

Powdered French chalk 3 drachms 

Mix. Dust the feet morning and evening. 

Corn Cure. 

One or two applications with a camel's hair pencil of a mix- 
ture of equal parts of glycerine and carbolic acid will take the 
pain entirely away. 

Soft Corns. 

For soft corns between the toes it is recommended to apply 
salicylic collodion, or better, the following : 

Soft soap __ 4 drachms 

Salicylic acid 20 grains 

Apply on a piece of lint every morning. 

Liquid Corn Salve. 

Salicylic acid 20 grains 

Fluid extract cannabis indica 1 drachm 

Collodion 1 ounce 



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Mix. Apply with a camel's hair pencil twice a day for 3 days. 
Then soak the feet in warm water and pick the corns out with a 
knife or any sharp-pointed instrument. 

Corn Salve. 

Yellow wax 6 ounces 

Venice turpentine }( ounce 

Pure resin . _ 2 %. ounces 

Salicylic acid jounce 

Balsam Peru l / 2 " 

Vaseline 1 " 

Melt over a water bath and stir until cool. 
Corn Lotion. 

Tincture iodine }^ ounce 

Acetic acid _ y£ " 

Glycerine y^ ' 

Tannic acid 30 grains 

Mix. 

Corn Remedy. 

Salicylic acid 9 parts 

Extract cannabis indica 1 part 

Collodion 48 parts 

Mix. . Apply every night with a camel's hair brush. The root 
should be clean before it is applied and the mixture allowed to dry 
thoroughly before it comes in contact with the clothing. 

Corn Plaster. 

Salicylic acid 1 part 

Burgundy pitch 1 ' 

Yellow wax r ' 

Mix over water bath. 

Corn Plaster. 

Resin 6 parts. 

Balsam fir 6 " 

Mix over a water bath. As the mixture cools stir in 10 parts 
salicylic acid. This can be spread on cloth or leather, as when 
used the corn must not be rubbed with the shoe. 



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Frostbites. 

Peppermint water I _ . i ounce 

Diluted nitric acid i " 

Mix. Use externally by painting the parts once and afterwards 
two times a day. 

Chilblains. 

Solution of perchloride of iron 2 ounces 

Paint the parts affected with a camel's hair brush or a soft rag. 

Chilblains. 

Flexible collodion 2 ounces 

Paint the part affected. 

Chilblains. 

White wine . 4 ounces 

Citrate iron and strychnine .__3 drachms 

Tincture wintergreen 1 drachm 

Simple syrup enough to make 6 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful after meals 3 times a day. 

Chilblains. 

Liniment of belladonna 2 drachms 

liniment of aconite . 1 drachm 

Carbolic acid 10 drops 

Collodion 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply to parts affected. 

Chilblains. 

Icthyol__. 1 drachm 

Benzoated lard 7 drachms 

Applv twice a day. 

Cold Feet. 

Crystals of sulphate of strychnine *. Yz grain 

Muriated tincture of iron 3 d rachms 

Alcohol 2 " 

Simple syrup to make .4 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day before meals. 



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For the Nursery. 



Infantile Colic. 

Bicarbonate soda 8 grains 

Oil anis 8 drops 

Mucilage gum arabic y 2 ounce 

Peppermint water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every half hour. 

Colic of Infants. 

For children whose digestion is greatly impaired, and subject 
to colic with a tendency to increase in severity, the following will 
be found valuable : 

Chloroform 8 minims 

Syrup Rhubarb 1 ounce 

Mix. Dose : 10 to 15 drops, up to y z teaspoonful, in a little 
water. 

Summer Complaints. 

Chloroform ._ ^drachm 

Compound tincture cardamom seeds.. 3 drachms 

Tincture capsicum 3 " 

Syrup ginger to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every 3 hours, or less frequently. 

In the cases of babies, look well to their cleanliness ; give 
them a salt bath daily, without soap, and keep them cool. See 
that the teeth do not bother them ; do not let them suck sugar tits, 
for this article sours on their stomachs and is often the cause of 
many gripes. 

Infantile Convulsions. 

Put the little patient in a warm bath, temperature 95 degrees, 
and in less than two minutes the spasm is gone and the convulsed 
limbs relaxed. 



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Children's Convulsions. 

Bromide Potassium 16 grains 

Water 4 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful every quarter of an hour or half hour, 
according to the symptoms. 

Worms in Children. 

Santonin 4 grains 

Powdered sugar of milk 1 scruple 

Mix. Make 4 powders. Dose : 1 powder for a child four to 
twelve years of age. 

Worm Syrup. 

Fluid extract spigelia 5 ounces 

Fluid extract senna 3 " 

Oil anis 10 drops 

Oil caraway 10 " 

Simple syrup 8 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful at intervals until purging com- 
mences. 

Bronchitis in Children. 

Tincture veratrum viride 15 drops 

Syrup ipecac jounce 

Sweet spirits nitre x / z " 

Mix. Dose : 15 drops every 3 hours, for a child one or two 
years old. 

Bronchitis in Children. 

In the acute stage, where some fever is present : 

Tincture aconite 12 drops 

Syrup ipecac y z to 1 ounce 

Liquor citrate potassium to make 3 ounces. 

Mix. Dose : teaspoonful every three hours. 

For the latter stages, when the fever has moderated : 

Muriate ammonium 1 drachm 

Fluid extract licorice %, ounce 

Water to make _ _ 3 ounces 

Mix. Dose : one teaspoonful three times a day. 



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Measles. 

Simple syrup 2 ounces 

Dover's powder 10 grains 

Distilled water 2 ounces 

Mix. Give one teaspoonful every four hours as directed. 

Rickets. 

Gum arabic 3 drachms 

Oil of sweet almonds 7^ " 

Phosphorus )4> grain 

Distilled water 10% drachms 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day. 

Whooping Cough. 

Hydrate of chloral I drachm 

Bromide potassium . _ _ 2 drachms 

Syrup of wild cherry bark 1 1 ounce 

Water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoonful every four to six hours for the cough. 

Whooping Cough. 

Aromatic elixir of licorice 2 ounces 

Quinine % drachm 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoonful three or four times a day. 

Whooping Cough. 

Extract belladonna 2 grains 

Mucilage of gum arabic 4 ounces 

20 to 30 drops every 3 hours. 

Soothing Syrup. 

Monobromate camphor 2 grains 

Tincture hyoscyamus U. S. P. 

Syrup lactucarium __.2 ounces 

Mix. From half to a teaspoonful two or three times in 24 
hours. 



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Whooping Cough. 

Fluid extract of hyoseyamus i drachm 

Orange flower water. . 8 ounces 

Mix and give i tablespoonful every 3 hours for child of 12 
years. Smaller child correspondingly smaller dose 

Soothing Syrup for Children. 

Treacle 1 pound 

Water 1% pints 

Stronger tincture ginger l / 2 ounce 

Oil cloves 20 drops 

Oil sassafras 30 " 

Oil caraway 5 

Oil anis 10 " 

Alcohol 5 ounces 

Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, then add the treacle to the 
water and mix. Dose : % to 1 teaspoonful, as needed. 

This syrup contains no opium or other narcotics, and is there- 
fore absolutely harmless. 

Wash for Sore Mouth in Children. 

Muriate cocaine ingrains 

Common salt 15 " 

Glycerine i]/z drachms 

Water 2^ 

Mix. Brush gums with camel's hair brush several times a day. 

Thrush, or Child's Sore Mouth. 

Chlorate potassium .40 grains 

Tincture muriate iron 1 drachm 

Simple syrup . . ,, ._. 6 drachms 

Cinnamon water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every two hours to child two years 
old. 

Sore Mouth Nursing. 

Aromatic tincture eupatorium 2 drachms 

Fluid extract hydras tis (without 

alcohol) . 2 drachms 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoonful every hour during the day. 



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Diphtheria. 

Corrosive sublimate i grain 

Tincture muriate iron y 2 ounce 

Glycerine i ounce 

Essence pepsin _\}/ z ounces 

Water to make 4 " 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every three hours. 
Diphtheria. 

Tincture muriate iron 2 drachms 

Glycerine . 4 " 

Syrup ginger 10 " 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every two hours. 

Give a sponge bath of warm apple vinegar every few hours. 

Diphtheria. 

Chlorate potassium 1 drachm 

I/isterine 1 ounce 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Dose as gargle every two hours. 
Diarrhoea ef Infants. 

Aromatic syrup rhubarb 1 ounce 

Paregoric y z " 

Compound tincture cardamom l / 2 " 

Lime water 6 ounces 

Mix. Dose : One teaspoonful often, to children under 1 and 
2 years, afflicted with sour stomach attended with diarrhoea, vomit- 
ing, etc. 

Infantile Diarrhoea. 

Bismuth subnitrate 12 grains 

Orange flower water 6 drachms 

Syrup comfrey ' 1 drachm 

Syrup quince 1 " 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful as needed. Especially useful in 
dirrhoea which accompanies thrush. 



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Diarrhoea Mixture for Infants. 

Paregoric .. 16 drops 

Bismuth subnitrate 2 drachms 

Syrup ___ 2 " 

Chalk mixture sufficient to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Shake the bottle each time before using. Dose : A tea- 
spoonful every 3 hours to an infant of one year, in purging and 
colic. 

Diarrhoea of Children. 

Phosphate soda 24 grains 

Syrup ipecacuanha 4 drachms 

Syrup rhubarb __ 1 ounce 

Tincture nux vomica 8 drops 

Bssence peppermint _io " 

Hot water _ __ 1 ounce 

Simple syrup _ _ . . . 3 ounces 

Dissolve the phosphate soda in the hot water and then add the 
other ingredients. Dose : From 1 to 2 teaspoonsfuls every 2 hours. 

Constipation of Infants. 

Podophyllin 1 grain 

Alcohol 1% drachms 

Syrup of marshmallow 6 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Dessertspoonful daily. 

Infantile Constipation. 

Calcined magnesia ) 

Powdered rhubarb > equal parts 

Sugar of oil anis ) 

Mix. Administer a pinch three times a day in the constipa- 
tion of children of one to two years old ; if the infant is only some 
weeks old, use both the rhubarb and magnesia in less quantity. 

[The sugar of oil anis is made by intimately mixing 1 drachm 
of oil anis with one ounce of powdered sugar.] 

Painful Teething. 

Cocaine hydrochlorate iyi grains 

Tincture conium 20 drops 

Syrup 2 ounces 



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Constipation in Children. 

Best manna i drachm 

Carbonate magnesia I " 

Fluid extract senna 3 drachms 

Syrup ginger 1 ounce 

Water to make 3 ounces 

Mix. Dose : one or two teaspoonfuls three times a day for 
child of two years. 

See also " Pleasant Laxative " under Cures for Common Com- 
plaints. 

Infantile Constipation. 

Bicarbonate sodium 1 drachm 

Tincture nux vomica 6 drops 

Tincture cardamon compound 2 drachms 

Simple syrup 2 

Chloroform water } 2 ounce 

Water 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : teaspoonful every six hours for infant. 
Convulsions of Teething. 

Chloral hydrate 15 grains 

Bromide potassium 1 drachm 

Simple syrup 5 drachms 

Distilled water 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every 3 hours. 

Teething Syrup. 

Chloroform . 10 drops 

Tincture Spanish saffron 30 " 

Strained honey _ 4 fl. drachms 

Glycerine 1 fl. ounce 

Apply to the gums of teething children. 

Simple Fever. . 

Fluid extract aconite : 16 drops 

Liquor acetate ammonium 3^ ounces 

Sweet spirits nitre 4 " 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every 2 hours to child 12 years old. 
Less in proportion if younger. 



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Quinsy Fever in Children. 

Tincture of aconite 5 drops 

Distilled water 4 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful at intervals of fifteen to twenty minutes 
to abate fever. 

Emetic in Croup. 

As an emetic in croup use alum and molasses, made thick. 
Give one or two teaspoonfuls, followed by cold water. 

Croup. t 

Syrup wild cherry 2 ounces 

Syrup senega 1 drachm 

Fluid extract jaborandi 2 drachms 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every two or three hours. 
ilembranous Croup. 

Tincture muriate iron 1 drachm 

Chlorate potassium 1 " 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Ammonia water to make 4 ounces. 
Mix. Doee : Teaspoonful every two hours for a child 4 years 
old. [Also useful in diphtheria.] 

Chafing of Young Children. 

Bismuth subnitrate 1 drachm 

Powdered gum arabic . .__7 drachms 

Mix, and apply after washing the parts with castile soap. 

Ointment for Chafe. 

Boric acid 7 grains 

Lanoline 12 drachms 

Vaseline 3 " 

This ointment is to be applied to the affected area, which is 
first cleansed by the use of a mild soap. 

Food for Infants. 

Cream l / 2 ounce 

Milk 2 ounces 

Sugar of milk _ y z drachm 

Water 1 ounce 



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Brandy with Egg. 

In the rare cases where it is advisable to administer brandy to 
infants, the following mixture is advised. 

Brandy i ounce 

Cherry laurel water 5 drops 

Yolk of 2 eggs 

Powdered sugar 6 drachms 

Mix thoroughly. To be given in the course of a day, a small 
spoonful at a time. 

Nursery Powder. 

To cure severe chafing. 

Gum camphor % ounce 

Carbolic acid 15 drops 

Oxide of zinc jounce 

Bnglish precipitated chalk 2 ounces 

Oil of neroli 5 drops 

Oil of rose : 2 " 

Rub the camphor to a fine powder in a mortar, using alcohol to 
reduce it, and mix the other components thoroughly. Sift through 
a bolting cloth of 100 meshes to the inch. 

This powder is invaluable for healing raw and irritated surfaces 
and for curing sunburn. Mix (one part) with three parts vaseline 
or cold cream, it forms one of the most useful domestic remedies, 
in the way of a general healing salve, that can be suggested. 

Infant Powder. 

Powdered boric acid 1^ ounces 

Carbolic acid ! 50 drops 

Powdered French chalk --^4)4 ounces 

Triturate the chalk with the carbolic acid gradually added ; 
then add the boric acid and thoroughly mix. 



Wetting the Bed. 

This trouble, in children, may be frequently overcome by ad- 
ministering fluid extract of rhus aromatica 5 to 10 drops in milk 
two or three times a day. 



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Nursery Powder. 

Powdered Fuller's earth ---9 ounces 

Powdered boric acid -,*% " 

Powdered oxide zinc 3 " 

Powdered starch 9 " 

Powdered orris root \)/ 2 " 

Oil bergamot 2 drachms 

Mix the powders thoroughly, add the oil, and pass through a 
fine sieve. 

To Stop Over=Secretion of Milk. 

Dissolve one-half ounce of camphor in 12 ounces of turpentine 
and apply to the breasts when desiring to stop the secretion of 
milk. 

Fissures of the Nipples. 

Balsam Peru 20 grains 

Tincture arnica 20 " 

Oil sweet almonds 5 drachms 

Ivime water 2^ " 

Mix. Rub on the nipple each time after nursing. 
Membranous Croup. 

Calomel 2 grains 

Bicarbonate sodium 24 " 

Powdered ipecac 1 grain 

Powdered pepsin 24 grains 

Mix and divide into 12 powders. Dose : One powder every 2 
hours. 

Children Threatened with Croup. 

Wine of ipecac 3 drachms 

Syruptalc . 5 " 

Mucilage gum arabic 1 ounce 

Mix. Dose : Small teaspoonful every hour or two. 
Scarlet Fever. 

Oil eucalyptus 16 drops 

Syrup acacia 2 ounces 

Shake well. Dose : Teaspoonful every 3 hours. 



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Croup. 

Muriate of ammonia 12 grains 

Carbonate of ammonia __8 " 

Syrup gum arabic y z ounce 

Fluid extract eucalyptus \ x / 2 drachms 

Syrup wild cherry bark to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoonful in milk or water every two, three or 
four hours. 

Ointment for Use in Scarlet Fever. 

Oil eucalyptus 10 drops 

Prepared lard (or vaseline) 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply night and morning. 

Scarlet Fever. 

Fluid extract lilly of the valley ._. __io drops 

Antipyrine 15 grains 

Simple syrup 2 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoomful every hour for three hours to abate 
fever ; give again in six or seven hours. 

Scarlet Fever. 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Salicylic acid 48 grains 

Distilled water 1 ounce 

Heat in water bath till the acid is dissolved. Dose : A tea- 
spoonful four times a day for at least two days ; diminish to three 
times then twice for three or four days. 

This is to prevent scarlet fever after being exposed to it. 

Infantile Eczema, " Milk Crust.* ' 

Calomel 10 grains 

Oil chamomile 5 drops 

Powdered arrow root 1 drachm 

Ointment oxide zinc 1 ounce 

Mix. Use locally. 

Inflamed Breast. 

Plaster of belladonna and poke root. Apply after cutting a 
hole for the nipple. 



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Infantile Eczema. 

Calomel 20 grains 

Carbolic acid 20 " 

Oxide zinc ointment y 2 ounce 

Vaseline l / z " 

Mix. Apply night and morning. 

Sore Nipples. 

Oil of sweet almonds yi ounce 

Tincture of arnica __% drachm 

Balsam of Peru l / z " 

Lime water y z ounce 

Mix. Shake thoroughly. Paint the nipple with a camel's 
hair pencil or soft rag. 



For Common Complaints. 



Lung Fever. 

Powdered opium 2 grains 

Quinine 24 " 

Mix. Put in 8 capsules. Take 2 every four hours. 

Lung Consumption — Spitting. 

Gallic acid 1% drachms 

Fluid extract ergot 3 " 

Laudanum 2 " 

Simple syrup % ounce 

Water to make 2 ounces. 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful every two hours, 

Lung Consumption -King's Evil. 

Syrup hypophosphites comp (Fel- 
lows). 4 ounces 

Compound syrup red clover.. 4 " 

Mix. Two teaspoonfuls after meals. 



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Lung Consumption— Cough. 

Iodide potassium 2 drachms 

Tincture of henbane 1 ounce 

Syrup of tolu 1 " 

Syrup of wild cherry bark 1 " 

Water to make 5 ounces. 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful from three to six times a day as ne- 
cessity may require. 

Lung Consumption. — Night Sweats. 

Extract of henbane 48 grains 

Sulphate of zinc 12 " 

Mix. Make 12 pills. Take 1 pill every night. 

Painful Dyspepsia. 

Bismuth subnitrate 1%. drachms 

Carbonate magnesia iy z " 

Prepared chalk 2)/ z 

Phosphate lime 2^ 

Mix. Divide into 40 powders. Dose : One powder before 
each meal. 

Flatulent Dyspepsia. 

Powdered sulphur _. ~) 

Carbonate magnesia I , 

Phosphate lime f equai parts 

Powdered charcoal J 

Mix. Dose : One teaspoonful in a glass of water during the 
attack. 

Dyspepsia. 

Tincture capsicum 16 drops 

Tincture nux vomica 2 drachms 

Tincture gentian compound 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful in water three times a day. 

Dyspepsia. 

Tincture of Columbo 1 ounce 

Water 3 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful three times a day before eating. 



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Bloating, Due to Dyspepsia. 

Oleoresin capsicum 10 drops 

Pancreatin 20 grains 

Powdered ginger 40 

Powdered charcoal 4° 

Make into 20 pills. Dose : One pill three times a day before 
meals. 

Dyspepsia— Waterbrash, 

Subcarbonate bismuth _ _ 2 drachms 

Make twelve powders. One powder in a tablespoonful of 
water, or preferably milk, three times a day before meals. 

Dyspepsia — Heartburn. 

Aromatic spirits of ammonia V 2 ounce 

Tincture of gentian % " 

Water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful one hour after eating. 

Dyspepsia. — Distension of Stomach. 

Powdered cayenne pepper 2 grains 

Powdered rhubarb 12 " 

Powdered ipecac 6 " 

Powdered extract nux vomica 2 " 

Mix. Make 12 pills. Dose : 1 pill before meals. 

Headache. 

Phenacetine 40 grains 

Make into 5 powders. Dose : One powder every 3 hours. 

Sick Headache. 

Bicarbonate soda 1 drachm 

Bismuth subcarbonate 1 

Powdered gum arabic 1 " 

Aromatic spirits ammonia 2 drachms 

Bromide ammonium,.. iyi " 

Syrup ginger 3 

Distilled water to make 8 ounces 

Mix. Dose: Two tablespoonfuls in water. Repeat if neces- 
sary. 



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Headache. 

Citrate caffeine i drachm 

Bromide sodium jounce 

Antipyrine 2 drachms 

Mix and divide into 20 powders. Dose : One powder in water 
as needed. 

Sick Headache. 

Aromatic liquor pepsin 3 ounces 

Take one or two teaspoonfuls after each meal as required. 
Nervous Headaches. 

Fluid extract gurana 1 ounce 

Hydrobromic acid. _ 1 " 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful in a tumbler half full of water. Re- 
peat if necessary. 

Headache. 

Muriate of cocaine 1% grains 

Sodium Salicylate 4 

Caffeine ... 4 

Simple syrup 6 drachms 

Water 2 ounces 

Mix. Take % when attack begins and the remainder in half 
hour or longer. 

Headache. 

Phenacetine , 2 grains 

Caffeine citrate .1% ". 

Powdered sugar of milk 4 

Mix. Take at one time. 

Headache. 

Aromatic sprits of ammonis 3 drachms 

Bromide potassium 2 " 

Camphor water 6 ounces 

Mix. Take a tablespoonful three times a day. 
Constipation. 
Cascara aromatic 6 ounces 

Dose : Take teaspoonful morning and night. 



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Pills for Constipation. 

Extract henbane l / z drachm 

Rochelle salt i^ drachms 

Compound extract colocly nth i drachm 

Extract aloes (socotrina) _*____ i " 

Mix. Make into 30 pills. Dose : 1 or 2 pills at bedtime. 
Habitual Constipation. 

Fluid extract cascara sagrada x / z ounce 

Tincture nux vomica L _ _ 5 drachms 

Tincture belladonna 2 

Glycerine to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful three times daily. 

Pleasant Hixture for Constipation. 

Cream tartar 1 ounce 

Glycerine ]/ z " 

Confection senna 1 " 

Extract dandelion 1 " 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful or more at bedtime. 

Constipation. 

Powdered extract nux vomica 6 grains 

Powdered extract henbane 30 " 

Powdered extract ipecac 6 

Powdered extract socotrine aloes y z drachm 

Mix. Make into 60 pills. Take from 1 to 3 pills on going to 
bed. 

Diarrhoea Mixture. 

Tincture capsicum __i drachm 

Spirits peppermint 2 drachms 

Tincture opium 3 

Compound tincture catechu x / z ounce 

Tincture kino y z 

Tincture krameria % " 

Spirits camphor y z " 

Water %. '' 

Mix. Dose : one-half to one teaspoonful, repeated as needed. 



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Summer Complaint and Diarrhoea. 

Compound tincture catechu 5 ounces 

Spirits camphor 1 ounce 

Dovers solution 2 ounces 

Mix. 10 drops on sugar every hour or two. 

Diarrhoea. 

Subcarbonate of Bismuth y z ounce 

Tinct. Lavender 1 ounce 

Carbolic acid, pure y 2 drachm 

Tincture rhubarb j^ ounce 

McMunn's elixir of opium y z " 

Simple syrup to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Shake well and take a teaspoonful every two, four or 
six hours as may be necessary. 

Diarrhoea. — Chronic. 

Subcarbonate of bismuth % ounce 

Sulphate Morphia 1 grain 

Mix. Make into 16 powders. One powder to be taken 
night and morning. 

Dysentery. 

White wax 1 scruple 

Cocoa Butter 90 scruples 

Vaseline 64 " 

Morphine 6 " 

Mix into 1 2 suppositories. Use one every four to six hours to 
relieve pain. 

Diarrhoea. 

Compound tincture catechu 1 ounce 

Tincture rhubarb y 2 ounce 

McMunn's elixir of opium y z ounce 

Oil of sassafras 20 drops 

Compound tincture lavender to make. 4 ounces 

Mix. One teaspoonful at intervals of two, four or six hours as 
required. 



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Dysentery. 

Powdered gum arabic s _ _ i scruple 

Powdered rosin ^drachm 

Powdered opium i scruple 

Make into 25 pills. Take one pill every four hours until re- 
lieved. 

Dysentery, when Epidemic. 

Tincture rhubarb ._ y 2 ounce 

Morphine _ . . 1 grain 

Cinnamon Water to make 1 ounce 

Mix. • Take a teaspoonful every two hours until four doses are 
taken, then at longer intervals as may be necessary. 

Diarrhoea. 

Compound spirits lavender 4 ounces 

Sugar . . . _ . y z ounce 

Camphor water to make 1 pint 

Dose. A tablespoonful every hour. 

Cholera or Diarrhoea Mixture. 

Laudanum .. 

Tincture of cayenne pepper 

Tincture of rhubarb 

Spirits of camphor 

Essence peppermint 

Mix. Dose : A teaspoonful, to be repeated not oftener than 
once in an hour. 

Diarrhoea. 

Tincture of rhubarb 2 drachms 

Essence cinnamon __ 2 " 

McMunn's elixir of opium 12 drops 

Subnitrate of bismuth 16 grains 

Carbolic acid (pure ) 1 drop 

Aromatic liquor pepsin y z ounce 

Glycerine to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Give 1 teaspoonful every two, four or six hours as the 
case may require. 



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Cholera Hixture. 

McMunn's elixir of opium 6 drachms 

Fluid extract ipecac 2 

Chloroform (pure) 2 

Fluid extract valerian 5 

Oil of peppermint 2 

Sulphuric ether 8 

Alcohol 3 

Sherry wine (old) to make ]/ z pint 

Mix. The dose for a grown person is from 25 to 30 drops. 
Salve for Hemorrhoids. 

Chrysarobin 1 drachm 

Iodoform 20 grains 

Extract belladonna.. 40 " 

Vaseline 2 drachms 

Mix. 

Itching Piles. 

Calomel 1 drachm 

Lime water 8 ounces 

Mix. Shake thoroughly and bathe the parts. 

Piles. 

Powdered galls ... 1 scruple 

Iodide of lead 2 drachms 

Extract of henbane 20 grains 

Compound tincture iodine 20 drops 

Butter of cocoa _ 2 drachms 

Mix. Make into 20 suppositories. Use 1 night and morning 
after bathing in warm water. Replace the piles. 

Dressing for Burns. 

White lead thinned down with linseed oil will form the best 
possible application that can be made to a burn or scalded surface, 
however extensive or however raw. Soak layers of absorbent cot- 
ton in this solution and cover all the burned spots. The pain 
ceases at once and healing goes on immediately. When the dress- 
ing hardens, renew it. No other measures are needed. 



Pile Ointment. 

Powdered nut galls I drachm 

Benzoated lard. 7 drachms 

Mix. Anoint the parts, after bathing in warm water. 

Cornmeal Poultice. 

Cornmeal 12 ounces 

Boiling water 2 pints 

Mix together while water is boiling. Apply while still warm. 

Charcoal Poultice. 

Powdered charcoal 1 ounce 

Bread crumbs 4 ounces 

Flax seed meal . 3 " 

Boiling water 1 pint 

Bread must be softened in water previous to mixing with flax 
seed meal. Stir constantly, then mix with charcoal and apply. 

Soap and Bread Poultice. 

Castile soap shaved finely 2 ounces 

White bread 4 " 

Brown sugar 2 teaspoonfuls 

Mix with little hot water thoroughly and apply. 
flustard Poultice. 

Powdered mustard 4 ounces 

Whites of 4 eggs 

Apply to parts affected. Guarantee that this plaster will not 
draw blisters. 

Yeast Poultice. 

Yeast 6 ounces 

Flour 12 

Water, (heated to 105 degrees) 6 " 

Mix the flour with water, add yeast, set near to fire until it 
raises and apply to parts affected. 



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Flaxseed Poultice. 

Flaxseed __. 4 ounces 

Boiling water 8 

Mix thoroughly and apply. 

Pills for Torpid Liver. 

Extract henbane ... 10 grains 

Aqueous extract aloes ( socotrine) 20 " 

Compound extract colocynth 20 " 

Rochelle salts ,_ 30 " 

Biliousness. 

Sulphate sodium 1 ounce 

Rochelle salts 1 " 

Infusion cascarilla 8 ounces 

Mix. Dose : 2 tablespoonfuls three times daily. 

Bilious Colic. 

Gum guaiac 1 ounce 

Whisky ]/ z pint 

Mix. Dose : One tablespoonful in water after each meal. 
Biliousness. 

Dilute nitro-muriatic acid 2 ounces. 

Dose : 10 or 15 drops well diluted before each meal. 

Burns. 
Take equal parts linseed oil and lime water. Mix and shake 
thoroughly and apply to burnt parts. Keep thoroughly moist until 
pain is relieved which will be in a short while. 

Burns. 

Add to any quantity of water as much baking soda as it will 
possibly dissolve. Dip soft rags in this solution and apply to the 
burned surface. 

Burns. 

Lime water 8 ounces 

Linseed oil . 8 

Mix. Shake thoroughly and apply by means of cotton batting 
to the burned surface. 



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Obstinate Constipation. 

Rochelle salts i ounce 

Fluid extract of senna i " 

Aromatic syrup of rhubarb 2 ounces 

Mint water to make 8 " 

Mix. Tablespoonful morning and night. 

Chronic Sore Throat. 

Paregoric 1 drachm 

Muriate of ammonia 1 " 

Syrup of tolu . .. __ jounce 

Syrup of senega l / z " 

Wintergreen water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoonful four times a day. 

Chronic Inflamation of the Tonsils. 

Fluid extract of licorice root 1 ounce 

Quinine _ 30 grains 

Simple syrup 4 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day before eating. 

Tonsillitis (Quinzy Sore Throat.) 

First give a saline purge, such as a dose of epsom salts (a heap- 
ing tablespoonful for an adult) or a Seidlitz powder, or a bottle of 
citrate of magnesia, then have this prescription filled : 

Tincture aconite 30 drops 

Fluid extract poke root 40 " 

Syrup tolu to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : One teaspoonful every 3 hours. 

Gargle for Quinzy. 

Chlorate potassium 1 drachm 

Chloride ammonium 3 drachms 

Tincture chloride iron 2 " 

Powdered alum .2 " 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Use as a gargle four or five times a day. 



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Chronic Sore Throat. 

Compound syrup of red clover 4 ounces 

Iodide of potassium 1 drachm 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day after eating. 
Chronic Inflamation of the Tonsils. 

Bromide of potassium 1 drachm 

Muriated tincture of iron 2 drachms 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Mix. Apply once or twice a day to the tonsils. 

Quinzy— Inflammation of the Tonsils. 

Chlorate of potassium 1 drachm 

Muriated tincture of iron 1 " 

Glycerine enough to make __i ounce 

Mix. Apply well down the throat with a soft rag secnrely fas- 
tened on a little stick. 

Ulcerated Sore Throat. 

L,unar costic 80 grains 

Water 2 ounces 

Camel's hair brush dipped and applied to raw spots once a day. 

Sore Throat. 

Glycerine i}i ounces 

Muriated tincture of Iron 1 drachm 

Chlorate Potassium % ounce 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Gargle the throat three or four times a day. 

Ministers' Sore Throat. 

Tincture of cubebs _ _ . 1 ounce 

Ammoniated tincture of guaiacum 1 " 

Syrup of senega 1 " 

Simple syrup _i " 

Mix. A teaspoonful in rain or soft water three times a day 



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ninisters' Sore Throat. 

Fluid extract yellow root (not alcoholic) y z ounce 

Bromide of potassium ]/ z " 

Distilled water to make )/ z pint 

Mix. Gargle the throat with a tablespoonful night and morn- 
ing. 

Thrush. 

Hyposulphite of sodium 2 grains 

Water 2 ounces 

Mix. Gently wash the baby's mouth twice a da}- with very 
soft linen rag which should be used but once. 

Sore Mouth — Aptha. 

Chlorate of potassium 75 grains 

Water 1 2 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful four times daily. 

Sore Mouth — Canker. 

Powdered alum 2 drachms 

Powdered extract yellow root ]/z ounce 

White pond lilly root 2 drachms 

Mix. Use dry on the affected part or put a half teaspoonful in 
a gill of boiling hot water, let stand half an hour and rinse the 
mouth. 

Catarrh in the Head. 

Take a clean napkin (folded) pour on the center of it about 
an ounce of spirits of camphor. Spread the napkin out and allow 
the alcohol to evaporate, refold and press the napkin over your 
mouth and nose and breathe through it for 15 or 20 minutes. You 
will be astonished at the relief obtained. Do this several times a 
day and it will effect a cure. 

Catarrh. 

Zinc sulphate 15 grains 

Thymol ^ grain 

Alcohol __ 1% drachms 



Glycerine 1 



Peppermint water 10 ounces 

Mix. Use as a gargle and snuff up the nose. 



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Catarrh. 

Glycerine 3 ounces 

Carbolic acid (pure) >£ drachm 

Powdered borax 2 drachms 

Baking soda ( best) 2 " 

Distilled Water. _. 1 quart 

Mix. Use a wineglassful locally morning and night, after 
cleaning nose with warm water. 

Catarrh— Chronic. 

Iodide of lime 16 grains 

Compound syrup of red clover % pint 

Mix. A teaspoonful three times a day if scrofulous, or there 
is ulceration. 

Cold in the Head.— Nasal Catarrh. 

Tincture cayenne pepper 5 drops 

Wine of ipecac 30 " 

Laudanum.. 15 " 

Water to make 1 ounce 

Mix. Take at one dose on going to bed after a hot foot bath. 
To Break A Coid. 

Tincture aconite i drachm 

Tincture belladona 2 drachms 

Simple syrup 4 ounces 

One teaspoonful every three hours. 

A Snuff for Cold in the Head. 

Menthol 6 grains 

Powdered boric acid 2 drachms 

Bismuth subnitrate 3 " 

Powdered benzoin 3 " 

Mix. A good sized pinch of this may be snuffed up 5 or 6 
times a day. If the nose is very sensitive 1 grain of morphine may 
be added to the mixture. 



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A Good Iron Tonic. 

Citrate iron and quinine 4 drachms 

Citric acid 40 grains 

Tincture quassia 2 ounces 

Glycerine 2 " 

Chloroform 1 ounce 

Distilled water sufficient to make 12 ounces 

Mix. Tablespoonf ul after meals. 

A Good General Tonic. 

Citrate iron and ammomia __2 drachms 

Tincture nux vomica 1 drachm 

Fluid extract orange peel 1 

Elixir calisaya Yz ounce 

Syrup , sufficient to make 4 ounces 

Teaspoonful after meals. 

Tonic Bitters. 

Red peruvian bark 1 ounce 

Gentian bruised Yz ounce 

Calombo bruised JS^ " 

Elixir vitriol . 1 " 

Port wine 1 quart 

Mix. Two tablespoonf uls thrice daily. 

Liniment for Bruises. 

Tincture capsicum 2 parts 

Tincture myrrh 1 part 

Tincture opium _2 parts 

Tincture guaiac 1 part 

Spirits camphor 8 parts 

Mix. Use locally. 

Liniment. 



Tincture aconite _. 

Tincture opium \ equal parts. 

Chloroform 



} 

Mix. Shake well before using. 



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A Useful Liniment. 



Oil origanum 

Tincture opium . equal parts 

Spirits ammonia f ^ * 

Olive oil 



J 



Mix. Shake well before using. Apply with gentle friction. 

In acute inflammation, in bruises or soreness, or stiffness of 
joints and muscles, this liniment will be found exceptionally ser- 
viceably. It should not be used on mucous surfaces nor where the 
skin is broken. 

White's Liniment. 

Vinegar i pint 

Eggs three 

Camphor 3 ounces 

Turpentine 3 " 

Beat eggs together smooth ; add slowly vinegar first, camphor 
next and turpentine last, stirring all the time. Keep in well 
corked bottles. Shake thoroughly two or three times a day for 
three days, then it is ready for use. 

This liniment is equally as well for beast as man. It will cure 
scratches on a horse, or sores, cuts, burns and other ailments in 
human. Cost very little. 

Ointment of Tar. 

Suet 1 ounce 

Tar 1 " 

Melt suet, mix the tar with it when at a moderate heat, strain 
while hot. Stir continually until cold. This ointment is for scabby 
eruptions, scald head. Should be applied morning and night. 
Keep the application constantly to the parts affected. 

Liniment. 

Tincture aconite root 1 ounce 

Tincture arnica 1 " 

Tincture cayenne pepper 1 

Soap liniment 1 " 

Chloroform 1 " 

Oil of amber X ounce 

Mix. 



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Neuralgia. 

Without Morphine. 

Antipyrine 3 drachms 

Caffeine ^ drachm 

Extract cannabis indica 5^ grains 

Extract aconite 5 ^ " 

Hyoscine hydrobromate ^ grain 

Make into 30 capsules, one to be taken every three to five 

hours. 

Neuralgia. 

Bromide ammonium 1 drachm 

Salicylate sodium 1 " 

Tincture henbane _ _ _■ 2 drachms 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Dose : One teaspoonful every half hour until relief is 
obtained, or four doses have been taken. 

Neuralgia. 

Quinine 1 drachm 

Sulphate morphine ingrains 

Arsenic \)A " 

Extract aconite 15 

Strychnine sulphate 1 grain 

Make into 30 pills. Dose : One pill three times a day. 

Neuralgia. 

Methol . 22 grains 

Cocaine muriate 8 

Chloral hydrate 5 " 

Vaseline 1% drachms 

Mix. Apply to painful part and cover with court plaster. 

Neuralgia.— Acute Nervous Pain. 

Quinine 1 drachm 

Pyrophosphate of iron t " 

Sulphate of strychnine crystals _*l grain 

Diluted phosphoric acid 2 ounces 

Syrup of ginger __-2 " 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day. 



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Neuralgia. 

Powdered extract aconite i l / z grains 

Powdered extract indian hemp 2>£ " 

Phenacetine 90 " 

Caffeine _. 15 " 

Hydrobromate hyoscyamine */£ grain 

Mix. Make 15 capsules. One as directed every one to three 
to five hours. 

Neuralgia. 

Morphia valerinate . . 8 grains 

Extract deadly nightshade'. 8 " 

Iodide of arsenic 1 grain 

Powdered extract of gentian 5 grains 

Fluid extract aconite root 5 drops 

Mix. Make into 60 pills. Take two or thres pills in the 
course of twenty-four hours. 

Neuralgia. 

Muriate of ammonia 30 grains 

Camphor water 1 ounce 

Mix. Teaspoonful at a dose and repeat several times at inter- 
vals of five minutes if the pain be not relieved at once. 

• Treatment of Chronic Rheumatism. 

Wear flannel next the skin ; eat nourishing food ; avoid undue 
exposure, especially damp weather. The following prescription is 
useful : 

Bicarbonate potassium 15 grains 

Iodide potassium 3 " 

Tincture henbane 10 drops 

Spirits chloroform _. 5 

Infusiou gentian % ounce 

Mix. To be taken at one dose three times a day. 
Muscular Rheumatism.— Humps. 

Laudanum _ _ r . . 4 drachms 

Chloroform i5odrops 

Tincture of Aconite, _ . 4 drachms 

Compound camphor liniment to make 2 ounces. 
Mix. Rub well on the affected part. Wear flannel underwear. 



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Chronic Rheumatism. 

Wine of Colchicum root i drachm 

Bicarbonate of potassium 3 drachms 

Rochelle salts 3 

Peppermint water 4 ounces 

Take a tablespoonful three times a day. 

\ 
Chronic Rheumatism. 

Iodide of potassium 5 drachms. 

Tincture of guiac 2 

Water . _ _ 2 ounces 

Take 1 teaspoonful four times a day. 

Acute Articular Rheumatism. 

Carbonate of Potassium 2 x / 2 drachms 

Nitrate of potassium __. i l /z " 

Water 8 ounces 

Dissolve and take a tablespoonful three times a day. 

Rheumatism. 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Mucilage of gum arabic 2 ounces 

Oil of wintergreen 180 drops 

Water 1 ounce 

Mix. Give 2 teaspoonfuls every three hours. 

Articular Rheumatism— Acute. 

Bicarbonate of soda 1 scruple 

Calomel 5 grains 

Powdered sugar of milk 1 scruple 

Mix. Make 20 capsules. Give one every hour till the bowels 
move freely. 

To Check Severe Nose=Bleed. 

Dr. Jonathan Hutchison, the celebrated English physician, 
recommends plunging the feet and hands into water as hot as can 
be borne. He declares that the most rebellious cases have never 
ret-isted this mode of treatment. 



Nose-Bleed. 

Fluid extract witchhazel 2 ounces 

Dose : Teaspoonful every one to three hours. 

Nose=Bleed. 

Sulphate of strychnia crystals % grain 

Muriated tincture of iron 3 drachms 

Syrup of tolu, enough to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day before eating. 
Simple Colic. 

Strong chloroform water 4 ounces 

Decoction orange flowers 4 " 

Tincture capsicum r _2 drachms 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful as needed. 

Painters' Colic. 

Compound tincture cardamon % ounce 

Tincture gentian compound % " 

Iodide of potassium 2% drachms 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful three times a day after eating. 

Painters' Colic. 

Tincture of aconite M. S. P 1 ounce 

Chloroform 1 " 

Glycerine 1 " 

Mix, Shake thoroughly before using. Saturate a woolen 
cloth and apply to the stomach, cover with a piece of oiled silk 
and hold in place with a bandage. 

Colic of the Intestines. 

Subnitrate of bismuth 12 grains 

Powdered pepsin, pure 4 " 

Morphine __ 1 grain 

Mix. Make in 4 powders. Take 1 powder every thirty min- 
utes to relieve pain. 



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Bronchitis. 

Syrup tolu i ounce 

Syrup wild cherry I " 

Tincture henbane i " 

Sweet spirits nitre i " 

Water i " 

Mix. Dose ; Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 
Bronchitis. 

Muriate ammonia i drachm 

Fluid extract licorice y z ounce 

Water to make 3 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful three times a day. 
Distressing Bronchial Cough. 

Ammonia muriate 3 drachms 

Morphir sulphate 3 grains 

Spirits chloroform 1 ounce 

Tincture squill 2 drachms 

Syrup senega. __ 1 ounce 

Syrup of rock candy to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Dose ; 1 teaspoonful in water, every two or three hours. 

Heartburn. 

Carbolic acid 2 grains 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Water 1 

Mix. Dose : % to 1 teaspoonful in water before each meal. 

Heartburn. 

Baking soda (best) 320 grains 

Aromatic spirits ammonia 60 drops 

Peppermint water 1 pint 

Dose : A teaspoonful. This preparation is known as soda mint. 

Acidity of Stomach. 

Bicarbonate soda 1 drachm 

Powdered rhubarb y z 

Essence peppermint 2 drachms 

Water to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful after meals. 



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Sick Stomach. 

Beechwood creosote 4 drops 

Dime water 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every fifteen minutes until stomach 
is quiet. 

Sour Stomach. 

Lime water 2 ounces 

Cinnamon water 2 " 

Mix. Dose : 1 or 2 teaspoonfuls in water as required. 
"Wind on the Stomach." 

Oleoresin capsicum 10 drops 

Pancreatin 20 grains 

Powdered ginger 40 " 

Powdered wood charcoal 40 " 

Make into 20 pills. Take 1 or 2 pills three times a day. 
Indigestion, with Bloating. 

Bismuth subnitrate ^ 1 drachm 

Bicarbonate sodium 2 drachms 

Powdered sugar 2 

„ Powdered gum arabic 2 " 

Powdered ginger 2 " 

Mix. Teaspoonful of the powder taken with a little water 
after eating. 

Bloating. 

Naphthol 1 drachm 

Carbonate magnesia 1 " 

Powdered charcoal 1 " 

Essence Peppermint 2 drops 

Mix Divide into 15 powders, and take one before each meal. 

When bloating is accompanied with constipation, use the fol- 
lowing : 

Epsom salts 1 drachm 

Flowers sulphur 1 

Mix. Divide into 15 powders, and take one before each meal 



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When diarrohoea accompanies bloating : 

Bicarbonate soda 30 grains 

Prepared chalk 15 " 

Powdered nux vomica 3 " 

Mix. Divide into 10 powders, and take one with each meal. 

Vomiting. 

Persistent vomiting is often permanently relieved by the appli- 
cation of a small blister over the pit of the stomach. A prepared 
mustard plaster will answer the same purpose. 

Obstinate Vomiting. 

A few spoonfuls of very hot water will often relieve obstinate 
vomiting after other remedies have been rejected. 

Cough Mixture. 

Laudanum 1 ounce 

Compound tincture catechu- 1 " 

Spririts camphor 1 " 

Thirty drops at a dose in wine or whisky. 
Cough Mixture. 

Carbonate of ammonia --320 grains 

Fluid extract senega ^4 ounce 

Fluid extract squills ^ " 

Paregoric 3 ounces 

Water , i>£ 

Syrup of tolu to make 1 pint 

Dose : A teaspoonful. 

Winter Cough. 

Compound syrup of white pine_. 4 ounces 

A teaspoonful at a dose three to six times a day. 

Troublesome Cough. 

Fluid extract yerba santa % ounce 

Fluid extract grindelia robusta ]/* " 

Syrup wild cherry 2 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every two or three hours. 



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Cough Syrup. 

Compound syrup squill ._: ]/ 2 ounce 

Wine of tar I " 

Syrup wild cherry iy z ounces 

Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful every three or four hours. 
Lemon Cough Drops. 

Granulated sugar 10 pounds 

Brown sugar 4 

Licorice paste 1 " 

Cream tartar jounce 

Tincture capsicum y z " 

Oil anis ]/ z " 

Water 2 quarts 

Lemon flavoring. 

When the sugar has been melted in the water, bring the solution 
to a sharp boil, add the cream tartar and continue the boiling up to 
a strong crack degree. Pour the mass out on an oiled slab, spread 
the licorice on the sugar and add the flavoring, capsicum and anis. 
Work these thoroughly into the batch, then roll out and cut into 
shape desired. 

Bronchial Cough Tablets. 

Granulated sugar 8 pounds 

Brown sugar 6 " 

Glucose 1 2 

Licorice paste \y z " 

Tartaric acid 1% ounces 

Paregoric 1 ounce 

Tincture tolu % " 

Oil anis X " 

Water 2 quarts 

Dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to a sharp boil, stir 
in the glucose and continue to boil until the crack degree is reached. 
Pour the mass out on an oiled slab, spread the licorice paste on it, 
turn the edges of the sheet, add the acid and remaining ingredi- 
ents. W 7 ork all thoroughly into the sugar, then roll out and cut 
into shape desired. 



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To Kill Body Lice. (Pediculi. ) 

Corrosive sublimate i part 

Vinegar 500 parts 

This application is said not only to kill the vermin, but also to 
remove the nits. 

Mercurial ointment 1 part 

Vaseline 2 parts 

Oil bergamot sufficient. Mix. Use locally. 
This ointment will kill body vermin without fail in one or two 
applications. 

Ointment for Body Vermin. 

Vaseline 6 drachms 

Salicylic acid 45 grains 

Balsam peru 30 " 

Borax 15 

Essence Bergamot 20 drops 

Ethereal essence anis 5 

Apply to the parts affected. 

Sore Mouth. 

Chloride zinc_ 3 grains 

Diluted alcohol 8 ounces 

Mix. Use as a mouth wash. 

Fever Sores on Mouth and Lips. 

Muriate cocaine .2 grains 

Morphine 2 " 

Borax 1% drachms 

Honey 1 drachm 

Mix. A portion the size of a pea to be applied on cotton 
several times a day. 

Dropsy. 

Acetate potassium 6 drachms 

Spirits juniper berries 1% ounces 

Infusion digitalis to make 4 " 

Mix. Dose : Dessertspoonful every three hours. 



Dropsy. 

Infusion digitalis. _• 4 ounces • 

Dose : Tablespoonfitl three times daily. 

Impoverished Blood. 

Carbonate of potassium ( pure) 2 drachms 

Powdered Sulphate of iron _ _ 2 " 

Powdered gum tragacanth sufficient quantity. 

Mix. Make into 48 pills. Take 1 pill three times daily and 
an additional pill every three days until you take three pills three 
times a day. 

Impoverished Blood. 

Arseniate of sodium 3 grains 

Corrosive sublimate 1 grain 

Sulphate of strychnine ._ . >£ " 

Bitter wine of iron 1 pint 

Mix. Two teaspoonfuls in water after meals. 

Involuntary Discharge of Urine. 

Muriated tincture of iron 2 drachms 

Elixir simple to make 4 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful three times a day before eating. 
Involuntary Discharge of Urine. 

Mucilage of flaxseed 4 ounces 

Calomel 4 grains 

Mix. Shake well and inject half on going to bed and the re- 
mainder in the morning. 

Involuntary Discharge of Urine. 

Tincturd deadly nightshade made 

from English leaves . . _ . 1 drachm 

Elixir simple . _ . 2 ounces 

Mix. Give a teasposnful three times a day two hours after 
eating. 

Saint Vitus Dance. 

Gourd seeds 1 ounce 

Granulated sugar 10 drachms 

Sweet milk 4 ounces 



. -8 9 - 

Make an emulsion by thoroughly incorporating the ingredients 
and strain through fine cloth. Take half early in the morning fol- 
lowed by a dose of castor oil two hours later. If there are worms 
then take the following prescription : 

Fellows comp. syrup hypophosphites Y% pint 

Take a teaspoonful three times a day for four or five weeks 
either before or after eating. 

Blood in the Urine. 

Fluid extract deadly nightshade %. drachm 

Muriated tincture iron % ounce 

Simple elixir to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Give a teaspoonful every four hours. 
Earache. 

Glycerine... 3 drachms 

Chloral camphorated — Yz drachm 

Sweet almond oil 1 drachm 

Mix. Apply to the ear on a piece of cotton, and rub before 
and behind the ear. 

Earache. 

Chloroform 1 part 

Olive oil 8 parts 

Mix. Put from 20 to 30 drops of this solution in the ear, clos- 
ing it with cotton. When'the earache is due to a boil near the ex- 
ternal opening of the ear, an application of a solution of one part 
of menthol in twenty parts of oil of sweet almonds often brings 
quick relief. 

Earache Drops. 

Camphor chloral 5 drops 

Glycerine 33 

Almond oil 3 

Mix. Three drops of this mixture on absorbent cotton to be 
placed in the ear twice daily. 

Wax in the Ear. — Hardened. 

Boracic acid 1 drachm 

Glycerine _--ij£ ounces 

Water T-% " 

Mix. Inject in ear once in twenty-four hours. 



— 9 o— 

For Softening Ear Wax. 

Boric acid 5 grains 

Glycerine i ounce 

Water I «' 

Warm this solution before using, and place 5 or 10 drops in the 
ear twice a day. 

Asthma. 

Chlorodine 2 drachms 

Syrup of squills 1 ounce 

Tincture of lobelia yi " 

Fluid extract of lily of the valley 1 drachm 

Simple syrup 4 ounces 

Mix. Take a teaspoonful every three hours or more frequently 
as may be required. 

Asthma. 

Compound asafoetida pill y 2 drachm 

Valerianate of zinc 15 grains 

Mix. Make 15 pills. Dose : Take one three times a day, in 
the intervals a two grain quinine capsule. 

Black Eye. 

Mucilage gum arabic 1 drachm 

Tincture cayenne pepper 1 " 

Glycerine 10 drops 

Mix. Paint the part with a camel's hair pencil, when dry re- 
new two or three times. Do not let any get into the eyes. 

Granulated Eyelids. 

Yellow oxide mercury 4 grains 

Simple cerate __ 2 drachms 

Mix. Use locally twice daily. 

Swolen Eyes. 

If the eyes are swollen, use on them : 

Boric acid 12 grains 

Camphor water 2 ounces 

Distilled water - 2 " 

Mix. Bathe and drop in the eyes frequently. 



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Weak Eyes. 

Sulphate zinc y^ grain 

Powdered borax 2 grains 

Camphor water 2 drachms 

Distilled water 2 " 

Mix. 3 drops in each eye two or three times a day. 
To Prevent Black Eye. 

Take equal parts tincture cayenne pepper and mucilage of gum 
arabic to which add a few drops glycerine. This should be painted 
all over the bruised surface with a camel's hair pencil, and allowed 
to dry on, a second or third coating being applied as soon as the first 
is dry. If done as soon as the injury is inflicted, treatment will 
invariably prevent the blackening of the bruised tissues. The 
same remedy has no equal in rheumatic sore or stiff neck. 

Eyewater. 

Sulphate of zinc 1 grai.i 

Sugar of lead 2 grains 

Rose water i]4, ounces 

Vine of opium 6 drops 

Mix and filter. One drop in each eye night and morning. 

Insomnia. — (Sleeplessness ) . 

Bromide potassium jounce 

Chloral hydrate 2 drachms 

Syrup wild cherry 1 ounce 

Water to make 3 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Dessertspoonful in a wineglassful of water at bed- 
time. 

Sleeplessness. 

Bromide potassium 2 scruples 

Chloral 40 grains 

Chocolate syrup 1 ounce 

Gum arabic syrup Yz " 

Simple elixir__ %. V 

Mix. Take a tablespoonful about one quarter of an hour 
before going to bed. 



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Affections of the Liver. 

Diluted nitro-muriatic acid ..3 drachms 

Pure water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful before meals three times a day. 
Affections of the Liver.— Functional. 

Sulphate of sodium _>_.i ounce 

Water enough to dissolve 

Aromatic sulphuric acid 11 drops 

Mix. Take l / z on going to bed, the remainder in the morning, 
if necessary to cause a free passage. 

To Stimulate Appetite. 

Dilute phosphoric acid y z ounce 

Dilute nitro-muriatic acid )/ z " 

Aromatic sulphuric _}/ z " 

Tincture chloride iron ]/ z " 

Mix. Dose : 30 drops in % glass cold sweetened water during 
meals. 

French (Ras pail's) Enteric Bitters. 

(Digestive, tonic, carnimative and anti-choleraic.) 

Angelica root 7 drachms 

Sweet flag root % drachm 

Myrrh % 

Cinnamon ]/ z " 

Aloes (socotrine) 15 grains 

Cloves 15 

Vanilla bean 15 

•Gum camphor 8 

Nutmeg . 4 

Saffron 2 

Alcohol ( 56 per cent. ) 1 quart 

Place in a tight-stoppered bottle, allow to digest in the sun 
several days, then filter through cloth and add a glass of good 
brandy. 



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Iron Tonic for Enriching the Blood, Etc. 

Bitter wine of iron 

Citrate of iron and quinine 128 grains 

Simple syrup 4 ounces 

Simple elixir to make 1 pint 

Mix. Dose : A teaspoonful three times a day. 
Epilepsy. 

Tincture belladonna 2 drops 

Bromide sodium 15 grains 

Chlorate hydrate 5 " 

Peppermint water to make one teaspoonful. Mix. One dose. 
Repeat as needed. 

Epilepsy. 

Tincture of gentian 2 ounces 

Bromide potassium 1% drachms 

Distilled water to make % pint 

Mix. A tablespoonful twice a day for ten days, increase to 
four times for the same period then six times. Continue for a 
month. 

Sun Cholera Hixture. 

Tincture opium "| 

Tincture rhubarb | 

Tinctnre camphor [> equal parts 

Tincture capsicum 

Spirits peppermint 

Dose : ^ to 1 teaspoonful every two or three hours when nec- 
essary. 

Disease of the Heart Valvular. 

Fluid extract lily of the valley 2 drachms 

Simple syrup 6 " 

Water enongh to make 2 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful at intervals of four, six or eight hours as 
necessary. 

Dropsy of the Peritoneum. 

Cream of tartar 80 grains 

Powdered ginger ^drachm 

Powdered jalap •_ 2 scruples 

Mix. Make into 4 powders. Take one every other night. 



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Canker Sore flouth. 

Tincture cayenne pepper 2 drachms 

Tincture nux vomica 2 " 

Quinine. _ 30 grains 

Tincture of rhubarb jounce 

Simple syrup to make 4 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful three times a day before eating. As a 
local application use a piece of blue vitriol. 

Salivation from flercury. 

Chlorate of potassium powder. 3 drachms 

Water y 2 pint 

Mix. Use as a mouth wash and take a tablespoonful every 
four or five hours. 

Carbolic Salve. 

Pure lard 4 ounces 

Wax (yellow )_ 1 ounce 

Melt wax moderate heat, add the lard gradually, stirring thor- 
oughly together until cool then add 144 grains of carbolic acid. 
Mix thoroughly. This salve needs no recommendation. It is 
one of the best cures for healing all kinds of bruises, wounds, etc. 

Resin Salve. 

Resin 3, 4, ounces 

Wax (yellow ) 1% " 

Lard 5 

Melt in a pan at a moderate heat. Strain through muslin or 
thin cloth. Let cool without stirring. This salve is a sure remedy 
for any blistered parts of the body, ulcers, chilblains, burns, etc. 

Influenza. — LaGrippe. 

Phenacetine 4 grain capsules. 

Take one every four hours and two hours after a two grain 
quinine capsule. 

Pleurisy. 

Simple syrup 1 ounce 

Divers powder 2 drachms 

Water to make 2 ounces 

Mix. Shake well and take a teaspoonful every two, three or 
four hours to abate pain. 



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Gout. 

Wine of colchicum root i drachm 

Magnesia i " 

Peppermint water 4 ounces 

Mix. 1 tablespoonful three times a day. 
Peritonitis. 

EKxir of opium (McMunn's) 6 drachms 

Oil of turpentine 1 drachm 

Mucilage of gum arabic 4 ounces 

Mix. A teaspoonful every two hours. 
To Stop Bleeding from Slight Wounds, Cuts in Shaving, Etc. 

Mensell's solution 1 ounce 

Paint with a camel's hair pencil. 

Chronic Indigestion. 

Spirits camphor.. 4 drachms 

Bicarbonate of sodium 2 " 

Compound spirits of lavender 2 ounces 

Aromatic syrup of rhubarb 1 ounce 

Peppermint water 8 ounces 

Teaspoonful every half hour until relieved. 
Tapeworm. 

Croton oil 1 drop 

Glycerine 10 drachma 

Chloroform (pure) 10 " 

Mix. Take y^ at intervals of two hours. 
Bladder Irritation. 

Tincture Hyoscy amus 1 ounce 

Citrate of potassium ^2 " 

Fluid extract couchgrass 1 " 

Fluid extract buchu x / z drachm 

Water to make _-3 ounces 

Mix. Put a teaspoonful in a wineglass of water and take three 
times a day. 



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Typhoid Fever. 

Nitrate of silver (crystals) 5 grains 

Powdered sugar of milk_._ 30 " 

Mix. Make 30 pills. Dose : Take one pill every four hours 
alternating with a one grain quinine capsule. 

Sun Stroke. 

Bromide of potassium 5 >£ drachms 

Water y z pint 

Mix. Give a tablespoonful every two hours for a week or so 
after consciousness is restored. 

Delirium Tremens. 

Chloral ~ 2 X / Z drachms 

Bromide of sodium 5 

Syrup gum arabic 2 ounces 

Chocolate syrup 2 

Simple elixir 2 

Distilled water to make y 2 pint 

Mix. Tablespoonful every 3 hours. 
Gravel. 

Syrup of chocolate 1 ounce 

Syrup of gum arabic ]/z " 

Chloral 2 scruples 

Simple elixir jounce 

Mix. Tablespoonful every hour until relieved of pain. 
Diabetes. 

Phosphate potassium 1 drachm 

Water 5 ounces 

Mix. Take from 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls three to six times a day. 
Bright's Disease.— Acute. 

Powdered ginger 40 grains 

Powdered jalap 1 scruple 

Cream of tartar >4 ounce 

Mix. Make 8 powders. Take one every two hours. 



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Sore Eyes. 

Sulphate of beberine I grain 

Distilled water i ounce 

Dissolve. Use as an eye wash. 

Gastric Fever. \ 

Morphine i grain 

Subcarbonate of bismuth i drachm 

Mix. Make 12 powders. Take one powder every three or 
four hours as required. 

Sprains. 

Opium and belladona plaster. 
Apply to part affected. 

Malaria. 

Arsenic (pure ) 2 grains 

Quinine 50 " 

Oil of black pepper 25 drops 

Oil of sassafras 25 " 

Sulphate strychnine (crystals) 1 grain 

Mix. Make 25 pills. Dose : 1 pill to be taken at meal time. 
Carbuncle. 

Carbolic acid 12 grains 

Iodine . -_ . . - 4 drachms 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Mix. Paint the parts affected morning and night. 

Dropsy From Kidney Trouble 

Powdered jalap 1 drachm 

Cream tartar 6 drachms 

Mix and divide into six powders. Dose : I powder every three 
hours. 

Pleasant Laxative. 
Confection senna. . 2 ounces 

Dose : }4 to one teaspoonful as needed. For children, }4 this 
quantity. 



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Lumbago. 

Iodide potassium 3 drachnis 

Bromide potassium 3 " 

Tincture colchicmn seed 6 " 

Syrup bitter orange peel - - - 1 K ounces 

Distilled water 3 y 2 ' 

Mix. Take 3 or 4 teaspoonfuls in the course of a day. The 
dose is increased imtil some slight impression on the bowels is 
noticed. 

Anemia. 

Chloride ammonia 2 drachms 

Tincture chloride iron 4 " 

Glycerine 1 ounce 

Water sufficient to make 3 ounces 

Dissolve and mix. Dose : A teaspoonful after meals. 

To Relieve Pain. 

Spirits chloroform 3 drachms 

Paregoric 6 " 

Compound tincture cardamon to make 3 ounces 

Mix. Dose 1 tablespoonful when needed. 

This mixture is useful in spasmodic colic, cramps, convulsions, 
breast pangs, asthmatic paroxysms, etc. 

Salve for the Cure of Excessive Sweating. 

Ichthyol 1 drachm 

Vaseline \% ounces 

Mix. The application is to be made night and morning, the 
parts affected being washed with hot water. 

Blackberry Cordial. 

Blackberry juice 3 pints 

Coarsely powdered cinnamon 2 ounces 

Coarsely powdered cloves x /z ounce 

Coarsely powdered nutmegs >£ " 

Dilute alcohol _-2 pints 

Syrup 3 



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Pereolate the powdered spices with diluted alcohol to obtain 
two pints of tincture, and add this to the three pints of blackberry 
juice, then add 120 grains purified talcum, set the mixture aside 
for twelve hours, or longer, if convenient, occasionally shaking, 
then filter, and to the filtrate add the syrup. 

Delirium Tremens. 

Chloral hydrate i l /i drachms 

Bromide potassium 2 " 

Compound spirits ether 2 " 

Tincture valerian 3 " 

Water 6 ounces 

Mix. Dose : Teaspoonful every two, three or four hours till 
quiet. 

Muscular Spasm. 

Tincture belladonna % ounce 

Soap liniment 6 ounces 

Mix. Use as a liniment. 

Distressing Hawking and Spitting. 

Take equal parts of ammonium chloride and powdered licorice, 
rub them well together- Take of the mixture a full teaspoonful in 
a glassful of water on an empty stomach in the morning, every two 
hours during the day, and the last dose before retiring. This is 
continued until one single attempt at clearing the throat will cause 
an easy and loose expectoration, when the frequency of the dose is 
reduced first to every three, then to every four, and finally five 
hours. 

To Arrest Hiccough. 

A dessertspoonful of vinegar taken pure, but with a little pow- 
dered sugar in it, will often arrest persistent hiccough, or '< tea- 
spoonful chloric ether in water. 



HOUSEHOLD. 



To Clean Marble. 

Soft soap % pound 

Powdered whiting . _ _ % " 

Salsoda i ounce 

Blue vitriol size of a walnut. 

Boil together for fifteen minutes and while hot rub it over the 
marble with a piece of flannel. Let it remain for twenty-four hours 
Wash off with clean water and polish with a piece of flaunel or 
what is better, a piece of an old felt hat. 

To remove Old Putty Out of Window Frames. 

Paint the putty with a camel's hair pencil dipped in nitric or 
Muriatic acid. It soon becomes soft enough to remove with fingers. 

Whitewash. 

Slack a half bushel of lime in a clean, water tight barrel by 
pouring boiling hot water over it to the depth of five inches, stir- 
ring briskly. When slacked add it to the water, also 2 lbs. 
of sulphate of zinc and 1 lb. of common salt. 

For a beautiful cream color add 3 lbs. of yellow ochre, pearl or 
lead color add lamp or ivory black in sufficient quantity. Fawn 
color add 4 lbs. umber, Turkish or American, one lb. of Indian red 
and 1 lb. common lamp black. For common stone color add 4 lbs. 
raw umber and 2 lbs. lampblack. 

To Improve the Appearance of Oil Cloth. 

Rub them with a mixture of half an ounce of beeswax in a 
saucer of turpentine. Warm them till they are thoroughly mixed 
and apply with a flannel cloth and rub with a dry flannel. 

Transparent Cement for Mending Crockery Ware, Etc. 

Gelatine 1 ounce 

Acetic acid 2^ ounces 

Dissolve by putting in a vessel and placing in boiling water. 



— IOI — 

Whitewash. — Government Reciept. 

Lini2-_ >£ bushel 

Common salt I peck 

Ground rice 3 pounds 

Spanish whiting powder y z pound 

Clear glue . 1 " 

Slack lime with boiling water, covering the vessel during the 
operation. Strain and add the salt previously dissolved in hot 
water. Boil the rice to a thin paste and add to the above, then add 
whiting in powder. Lastly dissolve the glue in warm water and 
mix all together. Let stand for several days. Keep in kettle in a 
portable furnace and apply to walls as hot as possible. 

Black Varnish for Iron Stoves and Fire Places. 

Stir ivory black into ordinary shellac varnish. Apply when 
article is perfectly cold. 

To Clean Zinc Bath Tubs, Copper and Tin Utensils. 

Wash them occasionally with a hot solution of vinegar and 
salt, then rinse them immediately in clear, hot water. 

Ink Eraser. 

Choloride of lime % pound 

Water 2 pints 

Acetic acid 2 >£ ounces 

Mix. Let stand for several days and filter through paper. 

To Clean ilarble or Tin. 

Powdered oxalic acid 4 ounces 

Baking soda 4 " 

Powdered pumice stone 4 " 

Sifted whiting % pound 

Mix well together. Moisten and rub on with a rag. 

Furniture Polish. 

Curd soap 4 parts 

Spirits turpentine 5 " 

Boiled linseed oil 5 " 

Water 50 " 

Mix. 



Furniture Polish. 

Alcohol ' 21 ounces 

Linseed oil 14 " 

Oxalic acid 1 ounce 

Gum shellac t 2 ounces 

Gum benzoin 2 " 

White rosin __ 2 ' 

Mix. 

Furniture Polish. 

Butter of antimony. _ y z ounce 

Vinegar ( best ) .1 

Alcohol _ 1 " 

Linseed oil . 3/ to 1 pint 

Mix and shake thoroughly. Linseed oil should be added to 
make the mixture the consistency of cream. Apply with flannel 
rag, using plenty of friction. 

Furniture Polish. 

Wax . . 4 parts 

Spirits turpentine 16 " 

Linseed oil 16 " 

Mix. 

Furniture Polish. 

Red. 

Oil of turpentine 16 ounces 

Alkanet 4 drachms 

Beeswax 4 ounces 

Digest the alkanet in the oil until sufficiently colored ; then 
scrape the beeswax fine, and form a homogeneous mixture by di- 
gestion over a water bath. For a pale polish, omit the alkanet. 

White. 

White wax 1 pound 

Solution of potash 1 " 

Boil to proper consistency. 



Furniture Polish. 

Linseed oil 8 parts 

Lac varnish I " 

Mix. 

Furniture Polish. 

Linseed oil 2 parts 

Shellac 3 " 

Wood naphtha 8 " 

Furniture Polish. 

For Delicate Cabinet and Papier Mache Work. 

Linseed oil 16 ounces 

Alcohol 8 " 

Vinegar 8 " 

Butter of antimony 2 " 

Oil of turpentine 8 " 

Shake well before using, and apply with a wooden rut>Der. 

Furniture Polish. 

Oil of turpentine 8 ounces 

Rectified oil of amber 8 " 

Olive oil 8 

Oil lavender jounce 

Tincture alkanet 2 drachms 

Mix. A cotton rubber is saturated with this polish, w T hich is 
thus applied to the wood. The latter is then well rubbed with soft: 
dry cotton rags and wiped dry. 

Polish for Fine Carved Wood. 

Linseed oil 8 ounces 

Old ale 8 " 

White of one egg. 

Alcohol __. 1 ounce 

Muriatic acid 1 " 

Shake well before using. A little is to be applied to the face 
of a soft linen pad and lightly rubbed for a minute or two over the 
article to be restored, which must afterward be polished off with an 
old silk handkerchief. This will keep any length of time if well 
corked. 



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To Destroy Fleas. 

Place common sticky fly paper on the floor of the room in- 
fested, and in the center of each sheet a small piece of fresh meat. 
The fleas will jump toward the meat and adhere to the paper, and 
in this way even a badly infested house can be rid of the pests in a 
day or so. 

Cement. 

Make a solution of gum arabic and add plaster of paris to the 
consistency of cream. Paint edges with small brush and let cry. 

Glue which will Resist the Action of Water. 

Common glue i pound 

Skimmed milk 2 quarts 

Boil. 

Adhesive Dextrine Mucilage. 

A mixture of 10 drachms dextrine and J< drachm glucose into 
which is dissolved a solution of 15 grains alum, 1 drachm glycerine 
and water sufficient to make 2 ounces. 

Honey mixed in paste will cause labels to adhere to tin. 
Liquid Glue. 

Best glue 120 parts 

Acetic acid 10 " 

Water 130 " 

Alum 1 part 

Digest in water bath until dissolved, and when cold, add alco- 
hol. 30 part- 
Liquid Glue. 

Slacked iime 40 parts 

Sugar 6: 

Water... 1S0 

Glue 60 " 

Dissolve the lime and sugar in the water, heated to about 135- 
F., then add the glue, and after allowing to swell, again apply heat 
until dissolved. 



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Liquid Glue. 

Glue i pound 

Gum arabic 4 ounces 

Glycerine ..4 " 

White sugar 4 " 

Acetic acid 4 " 

Dissolve the glue and gum arabic in hot water, add the other 
ingredients and enough hot water to make one gallon. 

Liquid Glue. 

Glue . 1 ounce 

Cider vinegar . 2 ounces 

Dissolve with the aid of heat. 

Common and Good Disinfectant. 

Commercial carbolic acid 7 ounces 

Unslacked lime 2 " 

Water 1 gallon 

Mix. 

Roach Exterminator. 

Wheat flour . _ 2 parts 

Powdered sugar 4 " 

Powdered borax 1 part 

Unslacked lime 1 " 

Mix and keep dry. Place around at night on pieces of paper. 

Washing Liquor. 

Slice 1 pound of white soap, stir it into 6 gallons of boiling 
water till dissolved, then add two ounces pearl ash, cool to a milk- 
warm temperature, and add 1 pint strong solution of amuonia. 

Washing Powder. 

Common washing soap 10 pounds 

Caustic soda 5 

Silicate of soda i>U " 

Palm oil l /2 pound 

Water --2% quarts 

Mix together, filter and reduce to a coarse powder. 



— ioy — 

Javelle Water, for Washing and Bleaching White Goods. 

Washing soda 4 pounds 

Hot wate^- __ 1 gallon 

Dissolve then add 

Chloride of lime 1 pound 

When cold strain. Keep in a well corked jug. A tablespoon- 
ful in a wash boiler half full of water. 

Blueing. 

Prussian blue 1 ounce 

Oxalic acid y z " 

Water __i quart 

Mix. 

Liquid Bluing. 

Soluble blue 2 drachms 

Oxalic acid ^drachm 

Water _. 2 pints 

Mix. 

Liquid Starch Polish. 

One ounce each of gum arabic and borax are dissolved in 10 
ounces of water ; 1 ounce each of white wax and spermaceti are 
melted, and while liquid are rubbed with the solution of borax and 
10 drops oil of cloves to make emulsion, mixing them thoroughly. 
A teaspoonful of this mixture in a pint of starch gives a fine polish. 

Magnesium Lemonade Powders. 

Fine white sugar ._ 2 pounds 

Magnesium carbonate 6 ounces 

Citric acid 4 " 

Essence of lemon 2 drachms 

Rub the essence into the dry ingredients, work well together, 
sift and bottle. 

Cream Soda Powder. 

Fine sugar 30 parts 

Tartaric acid 7 " 

Carbonate of soda 6 " 

Gum arabic finely powdered 1 part 

Vanilla flavoring, sufficient. 
Thoroughly mix the ingredients, sift these through a fine sieve 
and cork tightly. 



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Baking Powder.— None Better. 

Tartartic acid 10 ounces 

Cream of Tartar ( pure ) i pound 

Bicarbonate soda (best) 20 ounces 

Powdered starch 1)6 pounds 

Mix very intimately. 

Ink Extracts. 

PI.AIN. COPYING. 

Tannin 1 ounce 9 drachms 

Dried sulphate iron 3^ drachms 4 

Gum arabic 75 grains 2 

Sugar 40 " 75 grains 

Aniline water-blue I. B 40 " 75 " 

The above quantities are intended for a wine-bottleful of rain 
water. The powder is to be added to the water, and the mixture 
gently boiled from 15 to 20 minutes, and when cold the ink should 
be bottled and set aside for four weeks before using. 

Invisible Ink. 

Onion juice or milk will develop a yellowish brown color on 
heating. 

Invisible Ink. 

Sulphuric acid 10 drops 

Water 1 ounce 

This ink, after drying is invisible, but when strongly heated, it 
develops the writing in deep black characters. 

Invisible Ink. 

Linseed oil 1 part 

Ammonia 20 parts 

Water 100 

Writing with this is invisible. Dip the paper in water and it 
appears and can be seen until the paper is dry, when it again disap- 
pears. 

Grease on Wall Paper. 

Cover the spot with blotting paper and press a heated flat iron 
over it several times ; or, spray on benzine and proceed as above. 



— 109 — 

Cleaning Kid Gloves. 

White soap 30 ounces 

Water 21 

Dissolve by heat, when cold add 

Javelle water 20 ounces 

Water of ammonia 2 " 

Mix. 

Dressing for Tan Shoes. 

Four parts oil of turpentine to one part beeswax makes a fine 
dressing for tan shoes. 

Lamps that Smoke. 

. The best means of preventing lamps from smoking is to satu- 
rate the wicks with strong vinegar and allow them to dry before 
using them. Following this little device one will be astonished to 
see how clear and brilliant a flame is produced by this very simple 
procedure. 

To wash windows and mirrors add two or three spoonfuls of 
kerosene to a pail of water to be used for this purpose and the re- 
sult will astonish you. 

To Clean Plaster Casts. 

In their natural state they are best freed from duat by covering 
them with a thick layer of starch, when the starch is dry brush 
thoroughly with a stiff brush. 

To Save Coal. 

Sprinkle salt liberally over the coal either in the bin or as it 
is put into the furnace. It will make it burn more evenly to a 
clean ash and will also prevent clinkers. 

To Clean Light Summer Woolens, Etc. 

Sprinkle powdered French chalk thickly over the soiled parts. 
Let remain two or three days and remove with a soft brush. 

To pack dresses in a trunk lay newspapers smoothly inside the 
dresses that are folded and they will come out without creases. 



To Clean and Bleach Straw Hats. 

Sodium hyposulphite 10 parts 

Glycerine 5 " 

Alcohol 10 " 

Water 75 " 

Mix. Moisten a sponge in the solution, sponge the hat well 
with it, then put in a dark cool place for a day. Then go over the 
hat thoroughly with the following solution : 

Alcohol 10 parts 

Citric acid 2 " 

Water 90 " 

After again allowing the hat to remain for some time in a cool 
place, the hat is ironed. 

Dandelion Beer. 

Take one pound and a half of dandelion roots and boil them 
in two quarts of water for one hour, then strain and add to the 
liquid 20 grains of ground ginger, one pound brown sugar and one 
small cake of yeast ; then one gallon and a half of cold water and 
put the mixture in a warm place to ferment for six hours. Then 
Dottle and cork tightly and it will be ready for use in an hour or two. 
You should put the yeast in a little cold water and dissolve it be- 
fore adding it to the ingredients. 

Sparkling Spruce Beer. 

Hops 1 ounce 

Ground ginger 2 drachms 

Water 1 gallon 

Boil ; when boiled, strain and add — 

Molasses 1 pint 

Essence spruce_ ^2 " 

When cold add a teacupful of yeast, put into a clean cask and 
cork tightly. Let it ferment for a few days and then bottle for use. 
If more convenient, the sprigs of spruce fir may be used instead of 
the essence*. 

Keeping Flowers. 

Violets may be kept fresh if kept in fresh water and covered at 
night with a tumbler. Most flowers will retain their freshness for 
several days if kept over night in the open air. 



Preserve Cut Flowers. 

The flowers are cut early in the morning before the dew is off 
and are thoroughly wet by dipping into a solution of washing soda 
of a strength of about one ounce to one pint of water. After let- 
ting stand for a little time they are then dipped in a saturated 
wattery solution of salicylic acid, removed at once, and placed un- 
der a bell glass for a short time to dry. 

Red Fire. 

Nitrate of strontia 8 ounces 

Chlorate of potassia powdered 4 ''"* 

Shellac in fine powder 2 " 

Lycopodium 2 drachms 

Powder separately, mix and sift. 

Green Fire. 

Powdered nitrate barium 1 pound 

Powdered chlorate of potassa 1 ounce 

Powdered gum shellac 3 ounces 

Powdered black antimony y z ounce 

Mix. 

Blue Fire, No. 1. 

Tersulphuret antimony 1 part 

Sulphur 2 parts 

Nitre (dry) 6 " 

Blue Fire, No. 2. 

Saltpetre 8 parts 

Sublimed sulphur 4 " 

Antimony 1 part 

Gum camphor j£ " 

Colored Fires. — (Poisonous.) 

Blue. 

Chlorate potash 8 parts 

Calomel 4 " 

Copper sulphate 5 " 

Shellac 3 " 



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Green. 



Barium nitrate 16 parts 

Chlorate potash 16 " 

Sulphur 5 " 

Carbon ___ i part 

Purple. 

Copper sulphide 8 parts 

Calomel 7 " 

Sulphur 2 " 

Chlorate potash 16 " 



Seattle, Wash., July 5, 1895. 
J. O. Madick & Co., Cincinnati, O.; 

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croup with one of the prescriptions. Enclose P. O. money order for twenty 
five books. Send them by express prepaid as you agree. 

Very truly, Mrs. RICHARD WALTON, 230 Church St 

Wyoming, O., July 18, 1895. 
Gentlemen :— I used 3 r our book the day I received it. My boy was troubled 
with worms, the receipt I used has more than paid me for the expense of the 
book. Yours, etc., HENRY WAGXER 

HlLLSBORO, O., Julv 21, 1S95. 

J. O. Madick & Co. 

Gents :— I bought a medical book 4 years ago containing 1501 prescriptions 
for $-1.00, for yours I paid the agent fifty cents. How in the name of goodness 
can you afford to publish a book with over 500 receipts and formulas for such 
a price? Mrs. CHARLES BELL. 

Newport, Ky., July 12, 1895. 
Mr. Madick; 

Dear Sir : — I was troubled with falling out hair, used one of your receipts 
from book "Beauty, Health and Complexion " and can say with pleasure it 
has done me a world of good. I take great pleasure in writing you to say that 
we have six of the books in our famil}', one did not seem to be enough. 

Respectfully, JOHN KERN 

Quincy, III., July S, 1895. 
J O. Madick & Co. 

Gentlemen :— Cnn 1 have your agency for the sale of k ' Beauty, Health 
and Complexion " book? I bought one cf them and all of onr neighbors will 
buy. If you agree to give it to me telegraph me at my expense and I will can- 
vass with it. I will surely send you an order and money for a large lot by 
next Saturday. Yours truly, AUSTIN SULLIVAN 

Loveland, O., July 17, 1895. 
T. O. Madick & Co., Cincinnati, O. 

My wife says she would not be without one of your books if it cost So. 00. 
It is a wonderful book and worth its weight in gold. CHAS. A. BLACK 

Chicago, Aug. 3. 1895. 
Messrs. J. O. Madick & Co., 

I write to thank you personally for the good advice I have found in your 
book It will be the cause, indirectly, of selling you at least 50 books and 
without anv effort, as they sell at sight. 

MRS. J. R. SMITH, 4723 Lake Ave 

Hyde Park, Chicago, III., Aug. 2, 18'»5. 
T. O. Madick & Co., 

Gentlemen :— I enclose money order for another twent3-five books, send 
them by first express. Have sold these as well as the first twenty-five to my 
schoolmates. Your kind attention and promptness, will oblige. 

JESSIE BECKER. 



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